“It was a difficult battle, both physically and mentally.” ICYMI: EJ Obiena reigns supreme in the Orlen Cup in Poland for the second straight year as he picks up his second gold medal of the indoor season.
MANILA, Philippines – EJ Obiena claimed his second gold in four tournaments to start the indoor season as he ruled the Orlen Cup in Lodz, Poland on Saturday, February 4 .
The Filipino pole vault star cleared 5.77 meters to top the Orlen Cup for the second straight year, besting former world champion Sam Kendricks of the United States for the top prize. “Happy to take the win here today in Lodz. It was a difficult battle, both physically and mentally,” Obiena wrote on Instagram.
Kendricks, Poland’s Piotr Lisek, and Italy’s Claudio Michel Stecchi, who all hurdled 5.70m, skipped 5.77m only to fail at 5.82m. With the gold in the bag, Obiena tried to reset his personal and national indoor records of 5.91m he equaled following his bronze-medal finish in theKendricks bagged silver after needing just one attempt in each of his first four heights, while Lisek edged Stecchi for the bronze via countback.
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