MANILA, Philippines — Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John 'EJ' Obiena said he's ending his 2024 outdoor season prematurely due to a fractured L5 vertebra, which is found at the lower part of the spine.

"I am sorry to announce that I must call a premature close to my 2024 season," Obiena wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday, August 28.

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