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    EJ Obiena clinches berth in pole vault final of World Athletics Championship

    Pinoy pole vaulter clears 5.75 meters in Budapest
    Aug 23, 2023
    EJ Obiena
    PHOTO: PSC

    EJ OBIENA easily qualified in the finals of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary after clearing 5.75 meters.

    EJ Obiena in World Athletics Championship finals

    The Filipino pole vaulter just needed to place inside the top 12 to clinch a berth in the final.

    Also qualifying are Olympic champion Armand Duplantis of Sweden, Christopher Nilsen of the United States, Kurtis Marschall of Australia, Thiabaut Collet of France, Ersu Sasma of Turkey, Ben Broeders of Belgium, and Claudio Michel Stecchi of Italy also breached the 5.75 qualifying mark.

    Obiena is looking to equal or duplicate his bronze medal finish last year in Eugene, Oregon in the final to be held on Saturday.

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