EJ Obiena qualifies for Paris Olympics

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

Jul 03, 2023 7:13 am

Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after surpassing 5.82 meters during the Bauhaus-Galan at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Sweden early Monday, July 3 (Manila time).

Obiena aced the said Olympic entry standard height in just one attempt, as he made his second Olympic appearance and became the first Filipino athlete to qualify for the Paris Games next year.

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