Ernest John Obiena drops to earth having just cleared 6.00 metres
for the first time and improve his Asia record - 5.94m set at the
2022 World Champs in Oregon, where he won the bronze medal.
He is known as EJ
2023 World Championships. Budapest, Hungary.
Final men's pole vault.
Gold: Armand Duplantis (SWE) -- 6.10 meters
Silver: Ernest John Uy Obiena (PHI) -- 6.00 (Area record)
Bronze: Kurtis Marschall (AUS) -- 5.95 (=personal best)
Bronze: Chris Nilsen (USA) -- 5.95 (season best)
5. Thibaut Collet (FRA) -- 5.90 (personal best)
6. Huang Bokei (CHN) -- 5.75 (= personal best)
7. Ben Broeders (BEL) -- 5.75
8. Zach McWhorter (USA) -- 5.75