Obiena is fighting in Sweden when Duplantis blows through
10 February 2022 | 10:14
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine pole vaulter EJ Obiena has not yet recovered in his second competition after the operation because he finished just as the eighth in the Beijer pole vault gala in Uppsala Sweden on Wednesday (early Thursday, Manila time).
Although Obiena only needed one attempt to complete 5.70 m, he failed three times in his attempt at 5.81 m, despite his personal best indoors at 5.86 m.
The results placed him in the lower half of the scoreboard in the 11-man pole vault competition.
Unsurprisingly, it was the world record holder Armand Duplantis who led the competition in his home country.
He managed a world-leading height of 6.04 m for the season but failed to restore his own record of 6.18 m because he could not manage 6.19 m in three attempts.
Duplantis has been trying to write about his own record since the Olympics in Tokyo last year.
USA’s Chris Nilsen and KC Lightfoot took second and third place with 5.92m.
Nilsen only needed one try while Lightfoot tried twice before clearing his position.
With Obiena in eighth place comes Nilsen and Lightfoot’s compatriot Sam Kendricks.
Obiena will try to return to his winning ways on Friday when he competes in the Orlen Cup in Poland.
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