EJ Obiena wrests third outdoor title of 2026 in Germany

August 3 ------ EJ OBIENA topped the Halberstadter Hohenflug - 1. Internationales Stabhochsprung-Meeting auf dem Domplatz in Halberstadt, Germany with a clearance of 5.76 meters.

Returning to action after two weeks, Obiena ruled the event with Seifeldin Abdelsalam of Qatar taking the second spot with 5.66, and Cole Walsh of the United States placing third with 5.56. Obiena wrested his third title of the 2026 outdoor season following the Raiffeisen Austrian Open last July and the Czeslaw Cybulski Memorial in Poland last June. The Filipino pole vaulter wrested the crown after placing second in the Meeting Madrid and recording a season-best 5.85 meters. Obiena only needed two jumps to capture the meet crown, clearing 5.56 in his other leap.

Source: spin.ph