Paris-bound Olympian EJ Obiena keeps his medal streak alive for the 2023 season, copping silver in the Monaco Diamond League ahead of top pole vault benchmark Armand Duplantis.
MANILA, Philippines – EJ Obiena continued to excel in his preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics as he rose to a silver-medal finish in the Monaco Diamond League on Friday, July 21 ., cleared 5.82 meters on his first attempt to eventually settle for silver despite failing twice at 5.92m and once at 6.02m.
Obiena’s and Australian Kurtis Marschall’s clearances at 5.82m – with Obiena taking the countback tiebreaker – were enough to send world No. 1 Armand Duplantis down to a fourth-place tie with American Sam Kendricks.
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