EJ Obiena bolstered his preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics after nailing the gold medal within the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix on Sunday morning (Manila time) on the Drake Stadium in Los Angeles.
The 28-year-old pole vault ace reigned supreme after hovering previous 5.80 meter-mark to finish one other feat with solely months away from his second straight Summer time Video games participation.
Obiena edged Norway’s Simen Guttormsen, who registered 5.70m, whereas hometown bets KC Lightfoot and Christopher Nilsen, who’re each acquainted foes to the Filipino guess, completed third and fourth with equivalent 5.70m finishes.
That is the most recent golden run for Obiena this yr after additionally ruling the Memorial Josip Gasparac in Croatia and ISTAF Indoor Event in Berlin each in February.
In the meantime, Filipina-American Olympic hopeful Lauren Hoffman wound up fifth within the ladies’s 400m hurdles in the identical match after ending the race in 55.84 seconds.
Anna Cockrell of USA topped the occasion with 53.75 output whereas Andrenette Knight of Jamaica and one other American in Cassandra Tate completed second and third after clocking in 54.69 and 55.02 seconds.
—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Built-in Information
