(UPDATE) FILIPINO pole vaulter Ernest John "EJ" Obiena notched a new Asian indoor record with his second gold medal victory in the Istaf meet at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin on Saturday (Manila time).

The 28-year-old Obiena cleared 5.93 meters, surpassing the 5.92 meters record of Kazakh Igor Potapovich established in February 1998.

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