Olympian

AFTER SETTLING for a fifth-place finish earlier in the week, Thomasian pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena notched a no mark at the Wanda Diamond League held in Oslo, Norway on Thursday, June 12. The two-time Olympian skipped the opening height of 5.40 meters, but was unable to clear the…

AFTER FALLING to seventh place in his previous outing, Thomasian pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena bounced back with a gold-clinching performance at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland on Monday, Feb. 17 (Manila time). The two-time Olympian took flight with a season-best clearance of 5.80 meters to win…