Obiena went up against seven vaulters, including three top 10 contenders, and failed to clear 5.70m thrice to settle for third place. 5 Menno Vloon of the Netherlands took the gold with a 5.75m jump and tried to clear 5.85m thrice but failed. 16 Bo Kanda Lita Baehre of Germany (5.45m) and No. Actually, EJ just set a personal best of 5.70m with 16 steps at the SEA Games. The same deadline applies for vaulters to qualify through their world rankings which are determined by earned competition points.
