Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena captures his first gold for 2025 at the Meeting Metz Moselle Athlelor in France on Saturday, February 8.
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00:00Filipino pole vault star EJ Obiena captures his first gold for 2025 at a meeting met Smozelle
00:07Athluller in France on Saturday, February 8.
00:10He bested eight competitors after clearing 5.70 meters in a single try.
00:15He also cleared 5.50 meters in a single attempt, but committed three fouls at 5.85 meters with
00:21the gold already in the bag.
00:22It is the first golden finish for Obiena since he reigned supreme in the Memorial Czesława
00:27Cybilskiego in Poland in June.
00:29Obiena earlier bagged silver in January in the International Springer Meeting Cottabas
00:33in Germany.
00:34It was also his first event in five months after a spine injury cut his 2024 season short.
00:40The Netherlands men-of-flown also cleared 5.70 meters in a single attempt, but bagged
00:45silver instead after needing three tries to get past 5.60 meters.
00:50Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Chris Nielsen of the USA clinched bronze with 5.60 meters.
00:56From France, Obiena flies to Germany to compete in the ISAF Indoor on Sunday, February 9 to
01:01defend his crown.