Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena gets a chance to compete in one of sports' first international events amid the pandemic.
SETTING THE BAR HIGH. EJ Obiena believes he can vault to a height of 6.0m as he returns to pole vault action. File photo by Josh Albelda/RapplerEJ Obiena hopes to get back on track as World Athletics will jumpstart the season in the 2020 Diamond League.
"It depends on the organizing committee," said Obiena, who has been able to train normally again in Formia, Italy. In his sport's eventual return, the star pole vaulter aims to jump to consistently at the height of 5.8 meters, which is the Olympic qualifying mark that he breached.believes that he can vault to a height of 6.0m, which surpasses the 28-year-old Asian record of 5.92m held by Kazakhstan's Igor Potapovich.
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