Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 4) — Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena bagged the gold medal at the ISTAF Berlin on Sunday (Germany time) to bounce back from a last-place finish in the Zurich leg of the Wanda Diamond League last week.
At the Olympiastadion, Obiena bested Norway’s Sondre Guttormsen and USA’s KC Lightfoot by clearing 5.92m on his third attempt.
Guttormsen settled for second place on countback after clearing 5.82m.
Lightfoot, who also cleared 5.82m, placed third as he had one more foul compared to the Norwegian throughout the competition.
The 27-year-old Obiena failed in his tries to clear 6.01m and reset his personal best of 6.0m.
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