Obiena zooms to World No. 6 in pole vault rankings ahead of OlympicsMANILA, Philippines — Tokyo-bound EJ Obiena has moved up four places in the World Athletics Men's Pole Vault Rankings just weeks removed from the Olympics. Obiena ranked higher than reigning Olympics gold medalist Thiago Braz of Brazil, who is at No. Meanwhile, Tokyo gold medal favorite Armand Duplantis is at the top spot. The Men's Pole Vault competition at the Olympics unfurls on July 31.

Source: Philippine Star July 08, 2021 01:18 UTC