MANILA, Philippines — Filipino Olympian EJ Obiena reigned supreme within the Asian Athletics Championships as soon as once more, bagging his third straight gold medal within the occasion Saturday in South Korea.
The World No. 4 pole vaulter dominated the 15-man subject in thrilling vogue.
The competitors went down to only two members — Obiena and Huang Bokai of China.
The 2 athletes cleared 5.72 meters with ease however missed all three makes an attempt at 5.82 meters.
The battle for the gold medal, then, went right down to a leap off at 5.77 meters.
Obiena, who holds the Asian file of 6.00 meters, flew over the goal, however Huang couldn’t clear the space, giving the Filipino the win.
Thailand’s Patsapong Amsamarng completed third with a personal-best of 5.67 meters.
Obiena gained the 2019 and 2023 variations of the Asian athletics championships. In each editions, Huang completed third.
Filipino pole vaulter Hokett delos Santos completed thirteenth within the tourney with 4.97 meters.