Pole vault star EJ Obiena pulls through for the entire country and stays in the medal hunt as he advances to the men's pole vault final in the Paris Olympics
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But Obiena pulled through for the entire country and stayed in the medal hunt as he advanced to the men’s pole vault final set on Monday, August 5 . Obiena, though, held his nerve, opted to raise the bar to 5.70m, and hurdled the height in a single attempt to stave off elimination. “Thank you for everyone who stuck through the emotional rollercoaster,” said Obiena, who is ranked second in the world behind Duplantis.
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