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Dyan Castillejo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17497851874841749785186589.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Philippines&#x27;s Ernest John Obiena competes in the men&#x27;s pole vault event during the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League athletics meeting in Keqiao, Shaoxing in China&#x27;s eastern Zhejiang province on May 3, 2025. Pedro Pardo, AFP"/>Philippines&#x27;s Ernest John Obiena competes in the men&#x27;s pole vault event during the Shanghai/Keqiao Diamond League athletics meeting in Keqiao, Shaoxing in China&#x27;s eastern Zhejiang province on May 3, 2025. Pedro Pardo, AFPEJ Obiena failed to clear the bar in the men&#x27;s pole vault at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Friday, getting a “no mark” record.</div>This comes after the Filipino Olympian’s <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/6/10/ej-obiena-places-fifth-in-fbk-games-1436">fifth place finish at the FBK Games</a> in Netherlands on Monday where he cleared 5.66m.Obiena will return for the Bauhaus-Galan in Stockholm on Sunday.Armand &#x27;Mondo&#x27; Duplantis won with a new meet record of 6.15 meters.&quot;I am very satisfied,&quot; the US-born Swede said.&quot;To get a stadium record here was in my plans after a few visits here with difficult conditions.&quot;It was great to finally get the right conditions tonight.&quot;While the world&#x27;s top eight competed in Oslo, none proved to be anywhere near Duplantis&#x27; level.Duplantis came in at 5.62m, but three of the 10-strong field bombed out: home hope Sondre Guttormsen, Belgium&#x27;s Ben Broeders and Obiena. The Swede skipped 5.72m along with Greece&#x27;s Emmanouil Karalis, but another trio of vaulters failed to clear the mark: American Sam Kendricks, Dutchman Menno Vloon and Turkey&#x27;s Ersu Sasma.France&#x27;s 2012 Olympic gold medalist Renaud Lavillenie snuck through on his last attempt, but promptly withdrew from competition.Duplantis and Karalis cleared 5.82m at their first time of asking, but it proved a height too far for Australian Kurtis Marschall.That left just Duplantis and his Greek rival in the competition, but the latter had three failed efforts at 5.92m after the Swede had gone clear.That left just Duplantis and the bar was raised to 6.03m, 1cm more than the meet record he set in 2022.He needed three attempts, but did it on the third to wild applause from the 15,000-strong crowd at the Bislett Stadium.The bar went up to 6.15m and he passed on the second go, but called it a night as temperatures dipped in Oslo.&quot;It did get cooler so that was why I stopped jumping,&quot; he said.&quot;On Sunday in Stockholm it would be an absolute dream to break the world record. In fact I could retire if I do! At the moment the forecast is good for Sunday and I am feeling good, I am in good shape and tonight shows I am jumping well so who knows, it may be possible.&quot;I need to build on tonight and get ready now for the big one.&quot;Duplantis has now competed in 40 Diamond League meetings since 2020 and lost only four times, making him one of the series&#x27; most extraordinary serial winners. -- Luke Phillips, AFP

EJ Obiena failed to clear the bar in the men's pole vault at the Diamond League meet in Oslo, getting a “no mark” record.

EJ Obiena failed to clear the bar in the men's pole vault at the Diamond League meet in Oslo, getting a “no mark” record.

EJ Obiena gets ‘no mark’, Duplantis dominates Oslo Diamond League

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EJ Obiena gets ‘no mark’, Duplantis dominates Oslo Diamond League

Dyan Castillejo,

ABS-CBN News,

Agence France-Presse

Published Jun 13, 2025 11:28 AM PHT

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Updated Jun 13, 2025 01:17 PM PHT

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