EJ Obiena wins first gold of

2024 season
*Lead intro:

Good news to Filipino sports fans! World no. 2 Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena bags his
first win of the indoor season, winning gold at the Memorial Josip Gašparac in Osijek, Crotia.

*Lead:

In preparations for the upcoming Paris Olympics World no. 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena
starts the indoor season in style as he dominates the Memorial Josip Gasparac indoor event in
Croatia taking the first gold medal of season 2024.

*Statement:

“Indoor season finally kicked off. 5.83m for the win here,” Obiena posted on his
Instagram as he cleared 5.83m on his first attempt setting a new meeting record and gaining the
first win of his 2024 season.

*Additional dets:

Despite clearing 5.83 meters on his first try Obiena also attempted to jump 5.93m, but
did not clear on all 3 attempts, but nevertheless EJ will bring home a total cash prize of 1500
Euros for his win and the new record.

*background/ follow-up:

Having qualified for the upcoming Paris Olympics Ej Obiena mentioned in his instagram
posts that his next tournaments will be the STAF Indoor in Berlin, Germany and the World
Indoor Championship in Glasgow, Scotland which will serve as his means of preparing for the
upcoming Olympics. With this EJ Obiema shows us that preparation is the key, as every leap
and bound brings him closer to his Olympic dream.