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Duplantis pulls out of Diamond League finals

4 days ago

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis was a late withdrawal from the men's pole vault on the first day of the Diamond...

Sports

Fatigued Obiena salvages silver in Germany

By Joey Villar | 7 days ago

A weary EJ Obiena overcame struggles and salvaged a silver-medal finish with a 5.75-meter clearance in the Domspringen Wesel...

Sports

Obiena flies to ninth gold, rules ISTAFF Berlin

By Joey Villar | 9 days ago

Asian pole vault champion EJ Obiena collected his ninth gold medal of the year after he topped the ISTAFF Berlin with 5.82...

Sports

Obiena finishes sixth in Lausanne Diamond League topped by Duplantis

By Ralph Edwin Villanueva | August 21, 2026 - 9:27am

EJ Obiena saw his golden streak broken at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland, where Armand Duplantis and Emmanouil...

Sports

Obiena back in business with gold-winning 5.91-meter performance at Golden Sand

By Joey Villar | August 18, 2026 - 1:53pm

You can see it in his eyes and by his sheer determination that Asian pole vault champion EJ Obiena is moving heaven and earth...

Sports

Duplantis pulls off masterclass for fourth Euro pole vault title

August 17, 2026 - 6:54am

Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis delivered another slick masterclass in pole vaulting to claim a fourth...

Sports

Duplantis bids for fourth European title as stars align in Birmingham

August 9, 2026 - 8:38am

Serial world record setter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis leads 10 world champions seeking glory when a high-quality European...

Sports

On-fire Obiena strikes gold anew in Germany

By Ralph Edwin Villanueva | August 6, 2026 - 1:56pm

Another one for EJ Obiena. 

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Obiena bags gold in Germany

By Ralph Edwin Villanueva | August 1, 2026 - 11:02am

Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena is back on top.

Sports

Duplantis to compete in Europeans after injury scare

July 23, 2026 - 9:35am

Swedish pole vault star Armand “Mondo” Duplantis will compete in the European Championships next month after...

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