Obiena strikes gold in Poland

Obiena strikes gold in Poland

(UPDATE) FILIPINO pole vault ace Ernest John "EJ" Obiena bounced back big time with a golden performance at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland on Monday (Manila time). Coming from a seventh place finish at the Istaf Indoor meet in Germany last week, Obiena soared to a season-best 5.80 meters to rule the Copernicus Cup. Obiena started with a 5.50-m clearance in just one try before skipping 5.60 and hurdling 5.70 in one attempt as well. The…

Obiena tops Orlen Copernicus Cup in Toruń, Poland - BusinessWorld Online

WORLD NO. 4 and Asian champion EJ Obiena delivered his season-best performance in pocketing the gold medal in the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Toruń, Poland over the weekend. The two-time Olympian submitted a 5.8-meter (m) clearance in capturing the mint ahead of other competitors that included local hero Piotr Lisek, who snared the silver with a 5.7 m. Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen also registered a 5.7 m but settled for the bronze via countback. It w…

Obiena rebounds with gold at Copernicus Cup

AFTER FALLING to seventh place in his previous outing, Thomasian pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena bounced back with a gold-clinching performance at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland on Monday, Feb. 17 (Manila time). The two-time Olympian took flight with a season-best clearance of 5.80 meters to win his second gold of the […] The post Obiena rebounds with gold at Copernicus Cup appeared first on The Flame.