Obiena wins another gold in Poland

Ernest John “EJ” Obiena won another gold medal in men’s pole vault this time at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Poland.

Obiena cleared 5.81 meters to match his season best that placed him in first place at Orlen Cup in Lodz also in Poland only 10 days ago.

Belgium’s Ben Broeders wound up second with 5.71 meters via countback over Brazil’s Thiago Braz da Silva.

Obiena jumped 5.41 meters in his first run before struggling in his second jump at 5.6 meters. The world No. 5 then made 5.71 before clearing 5.81 in his last jump to get the gold.

Obiena’s gold medal leap offset his 10th-place finish in the Meeting Hauts-De-France in Lievin, France, last week.

Obiena has competed in five tournaments this year after undergoing surgery in January to fix a left knee injury.

Obiena is training for the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, set from March 18 to 20.