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Filipino Olympian and pole vaulter EJ Obiena finished seventh overall in the Xiamen leg of the Diamond League held Saturday at the Xiamen Egret Stadium in China. Obiena needed two attempts to officially clear the 5.62-meter bar.
He tried to jump at the 5.72-meter mark but fell short in three tries. Sweden's Mondo Duplantis ruled the tournament as he cleared 5.
92 meters, followed by Greece's Emmanouil Karalis and The Netherlands' Menno Vloon who both jumped 5.82 meters. Karalis, however, finished second due to countback.
A post shared by Wanda Diamond League (@diamondleagueathletics) World no. 4 Obiena recently went home to the Philippines to attend some events and prepare for the Diamond League. A post shared by Ernest Obiena (@ernestobienapv) Just last month, he topped the Taiwan International Pole Vault Championship .
—JKC, GMA Integrated News.
