EJ Obiena made a robust return to motion as he secured a bronze medal within the World Athletics Continental Tour in China on Sunday, marking his first look again on the worldwide stage after practically two months.
The Filipino pole vault ace cleared 5.65 meters to say the third place behind gold medalist Tao Zhong of the host nation and silver medal winner Cole Walsh of the USA.
China’s 23-year-old Zhong cleared a personal-best 5.75 meters to grab the gold, whereas Walsh matched the mark with a season-high outing however settled for silver on countback.
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Competing for the primary time since July 19, Obiena handed on the opening top of 5.35m, cleared 5.50m on his second try, and simply soared over 5.65m on his first attempt.
The 29-year-old Filipino standout tried 5.75m and 5.85m however didn’t clear each, settling for third place.
The competitors marks the beginning of a busy month for Obiena, who can even swimsuit up for 2 extra huge tournaments, together with the Atletang Ayala World Pole Vault Challenge he will likely be internet hosting later for a world subject this month in Makati.
Two batches of opponents have been introduced for the meet, the primary together with Menno Vloon, Austin Miller, and Matt Ludwig and the second, which added Ersu Sasma, Thibaut Collet, Ben Broeders, Piotr Lisek, and Oleg Zernikel to the record.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information