Obiena places 6th, Duplantis rules Lausanne leg of Diamond League

EJ Obiena finished sixth in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League in Switzerland, as world record holder Mondo Duplantis ruled the meet.

The Asian record holder cleared 5.81 meters on his second attempt to finish sixth in the 11-man field. Prior to that, he needed just one attempt each to clear 5.51 and 5.66 meters.

Obiena then attempted to clear 5.91 meters but failed in all three attempts.

Duplantis, meanwhile, cleared 6.21 meters before attempting to break his own world record at 6.32 meters, but failed in all three attempts.

Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis finished second with 6.16 meters, while Australia’s Kurtis Marschall placed third with 5.91 meters.

—JKC, GMA News