FOR the first time in 12 tournaments this year, Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John "EJ" Obiena missed the podium as he finished at the bottom of the standings in the Zurich leg of the Diamond League held at Letzigrund Stadium in Switzerland early Friday (Manila time).

Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena reacts as he competes in the men’s pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. AFP PHOTO
Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena reacts as he competes in the men’s pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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