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Olympics: EJ Obiena beats reigning Olympic pole vault champ in Swiss tilt

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<div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=209730837634377&amp;set=a.145354424072019" data-width="auto"> </div><p>EJ Obiena topped reigning Olympic gold medalist Thiago Braz of Brazil en route to a gold medal finish in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Sweden Thursday while continuing to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.</p><p>The Filipino pole vaulter opened his 2021 outdoor season by clearing 5.70 meters, to beat his training partner, Braz, who cleared 5.65 meters.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/23/21/olympics-ej-obiena-pole-vault-dunk">Olympics: EJ Obiena shows he can dunk, too</a></li></ul><p>&quot;A great start to the 2021 Outdoor season!&quot; said Obiena in his social media post following the victory.</p><p>Norway&#x27;s Pal Haugen Lillefosse finished with a bronze by clearing 5.60 meters, followed by Cole Wash of the United States.</p><p>Obiena will next compete on Sunday in Hengelo, Netherlands. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/06/21/ej-obiena-obliterates-ph-pole-vault-record-to-rule-berlin-indoor-tournament">EJ Obiena obliterates PH pole-vault record to rule Berlin indoor tournament</a></li></ul><p>Obiena is one of the nine Filipino athletes competing in Tokyo, along with rower Cris Nievarez; weightlifter and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz; gymnast Carlos Yulo; boxers Eumir Marcial, Irish Magno, Carlo Paalam, and 2019 AIBA Women’s world champion Nesthy Petecio; and taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1621859" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>EJ Obiena topped reigning Olympic gold medalist Thiago Braz of Brazil en route to a gold medal finish in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Sweden Thursday while they continue to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.</p>

EJ Obiena topped reigning Olympic gold medalist Thiago Braz of Brazil en route to a gold medal finish in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Sweden Thursday while they continue to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.