MANILA, Philippines — Starting his outdoor season campaign, Filipino pole vault ace Ernest John "EJ" Obiena bagged a silver medal at the Eurowings Flight Circus in Dusseldorf, Germany, early Monday in Manila.
Obiena cleared 5.74m on his second attempt, finishing second to American Chris Nilsen who cleared 5.83m.
Qatari Seifeldin Abdelsalam took the bronze medal with a 5.65m clearance.