It’s two in a row for EJ Obiena.
The Filipino pole vault star made it two straight wins as he snagged the NetAachen Domspringen title in Katschhof, Aacehn, Germany on Wednesday.
Obiena registered 5.92 meters to snatch the crown over Sam Kendricks of the US (5.87) and Thibaut Collet of France (5.82) in the pole vault-exclusive event.
The 5.92 was the same mark that the World Athletics Championship silver medalist cleared when he got the ISTAF Berlin crown last Monday, recoverking from a 10th-place finish in the Wanda Diamond League – Weltklasse Zurich the week before.
Last week, Obiena bounced back from his poor performance in his previous meet by taking the title in 2023 ISTAF Berlin.
Obiena recorded 5.92 meters on his way to the gold, recovering from a 10th-place finish in Zurich days ago.
The Zurich meet was held a few days after Obiena got a silver medal in the World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary where he hit 6.00 meters.
The Filipino pole vaulter captured the title with Sondre Guttormsen of Norway placing second with 5.82 followed by KC Lightfoot of United States with 5.82.
Obiena has been a regular in ISTAF Berlin, but it is the first time that he won the title.
“Finally, [ISTAF Indoor] would have his bigger brother, [ISTAF Berlin] trophy after three years,” said Obiena on his Facebook page.
