Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 20) — The Philippines’ phenom EJ Obiena has risen to the number two spot in the world ranking for men’s pole vault.
Latest rankings showed Obiena climbing to the standing with 1,432 points, unseating United States’ Christopher Nilsen who held the spot for 98 weeks.
Nilsen is now ranked third with a total score of 1,428. The world number 1 is still Sweden’s Armand Duplantis who tallied 1,569 points.
“Thank you to everyone who made this possible, and my deepest gratitude to those who went to war so that I could continue this dream,” the 27-year-old Filipino athlete wrote on his social media posts on Thursday. “This is not just my accomplishment alone, but everyone’s.”
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