ERNEST John "EJ" Obiena claimed a silver medal in the Meeting International de Sotteville at the Jean Adret Stadium in France early Saturday, July 8 (Manila time).

Five days after clearing 5.82 m at the Bauhaus-Galan in Sweden, where he notched a silver medal and became the first Filipino to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Obiena only surpassed 5.72 m this time in France to finish second.

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