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LOOK: EJ Obiena celebrates first Asian Indoor gold
Filipino Olympian and pole vaulter EJ Obiena won his first-ever gold medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday in Tianjin, China.
The world-class pole vaulter cleared 5.70 meters to top the event and secure his maiden Asian Indoor title.
“Your boy is finally an Asian Indoor Champ,” Obiena wrote in the caption of his celebratory post.
He also had an Instagram story that read, “Set complete,” accompanied by a check mark emoji.
Obiena is also a three-time Asian Athletics Championships gold medalist, an Asian Games champion, and a four-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, further cementing his dominance in Asian pole vault.
He currently holds the Asian record in both indoor (5.93 meters) and outdoor (6.00 meters) pole vault.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
