13-06-2025
EJ Obiena fails attempts in Oslo leg of Diamond League; Duplantis sets meet record
EJ Obiena got a 'no mark' in the Oslo leg of the Diamond League on Friday (Philippine time) after failing his attempts in the men's pole vault event.
The Filipino Olympian and pole vaulter skipped the first bar at 5.40 meters before failing all three attempts at the 5.62 meters.
"This is sport sometimes," Obiena said in an Instagram story after his failed attempts.
The loss came just days after he won his fourth straight gold in the Asian Athletics Championships.
Meanwhile, world no. 1 Mondo Duplantis surpassed the previous meet record of 6.02 meters as he dominated the event with a new record of 6.15 meters.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
