EJ OBIENA had a shocking result to his Oslo Bislett Games campaign on Thursday when he failed to clear 5.62 meters on all of his only three tries of the meet.
Obiena was an ‘NM’ or 'No Mark' during the competition, and was the only one among the 10 pole vaulters who didn’t have a placing.
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Olympic champion Mondo Duplantis of Sweden hit a new meet record in the event with a mark of 6.15 meters.
Emmanouil Karalis of Greece placed second with 5.82m followed by Kurtis Marschall of Australia with a 5.72m.
Obiena, the world No. 4 pole vaulter, addressed the surprising result on his Facebook page.
“For everyone confused on the result, I No Heighted… This is sport sometimes,” wrote Obiena on his Facebook Story.
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The Filipino pole vaulter is back on the European circuit after ruling the Asian Athletics Championships last May 31 where he hit 5.77 meters during a jump-off with Huang Bokai of China in the event held in Gumi, Korea.
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