EJ Obiena eyes return to 6-meter mark after golden 2026 season

Inquirer.net - Oct 10, 2026

EJ Obiena could not be happier with how 2026 turned out, bouncing back from two difficult years to regain his place among the world’s top pole vaulters. “You never really know until you bounce back, so I wouldn’t say that as an ability,” Obiena said recently after retaining his gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian

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