by Ashley Bercasio
Asian pole vault record holder Ernest John Obiena finished sixth place in Stockholm Diamond League on Thursday, June 30 (July 1, PH time) in Sweden.
The world’s no. 6 pole vaulter only cleared 5.73 meters, a far cry from his 5.92m golden performance at the Taby Stavhoppsgala just a few days earlier.
The Tondo-born track star tried to vault 5.83m but failed after three attempts.
World no. 1 and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis ruled the 8-player field after posting 6.16m, a new world outdoor record.
USA’s Christopher Nilsen and Brazilian Thiago Braz both cleared 5.93m but Nilsen wound up winning silver via countback. – bny
