Obiena cleared 5.92 meters to rule the 15-player field of the pole vault-exclusive event, beating American Sam Kendricks of the United States and Thibaut Collet of France.
EJ Obiena sustained his fine form by bagging the NetAachen Domspringen title in Katschhof, Aachen Germany on Wednesday, Sept. 6.Kendricks posted 5.87m for the silver while Collet registered 5.82m for the bronze.
The back-to-back wins somehow erased the stigma of a stinging last-place finish in the Zurich leg of the Wanda Diamond League in Switzerland last Aug. 31 where he only managed 5.60m.
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