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    EJ Obiena earns silver in French track and field meet

    EJ Obiena earns silver in French track and field meet
    Jul 8, 2023
    EJ Obiena
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    EJ Obiena bagged the pole vault silver medal in the Meeting de Sotteville in France, clearing 5.72 meters in his first competition since clinching a berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    Obiena placed second behind Kurtis Marschall of Australia after he cleared 5.95 meters.

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    The Filipino pole vaulter was fresh from posting a 5.82-meter mark in the Wanda Diamond League Stockholm that secured him a spot in the Olympics.

    Obiena reached the 5.72-m mark in France on the first try but couldn't progress, failing to clear 5.87 and 5.92.

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