Flying high - Philippines superstar vaulter EJ Obiena wins gold at Asian Athletics Championships

EJ Obiena (centre) wins gold at Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. - Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN

BANGKOK (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Ernest John Obiena capped an exceptional Philippine campaign at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships with a prophesied triumph in men’s pole vault on Sunday night.

The world’s third-ranked vaulter validated his reign as the continental monarch of his event, topping the field in 5.91 meters at the Supachalasai National Stadium to retain the title he bagged in the 2017 edition in Doha, Qatar.