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Obiena claims silver in worlds as Duplantis retains pole vault crown

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Ernest John Obiena of Philippines in action during the Pole Vault Men final competition of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 26, 2023. Christian Bruna, EPA-EFE." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/08/27/20230827-ej-obiena-epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Ernest John Obiena of Philippines in action during the Pole Vault Men final competition of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 26, 2023. <em>Christian Bruna, EPA-EFE.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena walked away with a silver medal from the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday night (early Sunday in Manila).</p><p>The Tokyo Olympian cleared the 6-meter mark in his second try to secure second place, behind world record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden.</p><p>It&#x27;s an improvement for Obiena, who won bronze in last year&#x27;s world championships in Oregon.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/23/23/ej-obiena-qualifies-to-pole-vault-finals-in-worlds">EJ Obiena qualifies to pole vault finals in worlds</a></li></ul><p>Duplantis took the gold medal after clearing 6.10-m in his first try. However, the 23-year-old just missed out on resetting his own record after failing thrice to clear 6.23-m.</p><p>Obiena, who equaled his personal best and the Asian record, could not clear the 6.05-m and the 6.10-m marks. Australia&#x27;s Kurtis Marschall and American Chris Nilsen shared the bronze with vaults of 5.95-m.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m really happy about all these consecutive golds. I don&#x27;t know where this one ranks but I&#x27;m happy to keep winning,&quot; said Duplantis.</p><p>&quot;This was maybe the craziest atmosphere I&#x27;ve ever competed in so it meant a lot to be able to turn on a pole vault show for them.</p><p>&quot;I felt a bit of pressure as defending champion but I&#x27;m glad to come through it. It feels pretty good to be on top again.&quot; -- <em>With a report from Agence France-Presse</em></p><p><br/>RELATED VIDEO</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wmJIGTrSlqo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena walked away with a silver medal from the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.