Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 28) — Pole vaulter EJ Obiena won the bronze medal on Wednesday (Manila time) after clearing 5.90 meters at the Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic.
\”Thank you [to] everyone who went out and [watched] us jump some bars,\” said Obiena in an Instagram post. \”Still lots of figuring out to do.\”
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Olympic gold medalist Armand Duplantis of Sweden won gold in the tournament after clearing 6.12 meters.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Kurt Marshall, who also had a clearance of 5.90 meters, bagged the silver medal.
Obiena’s next stop is the Bauhaus-Galan meet in Stockholm, Sweden on July 2 as he aims for a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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