Filipino pole vault star Ernest John Obiena settled for seventh place in the Monaco leg of the Diamond League on Friday.
Obiena cleared 5.72-meters during the meet held at the Stade Louis II.
Swedish phenom Armand “Mondo” Duplantis won the competition with a leap of 6.05 meters, setting a new meet record with his effort.
With Duplantis being the only vaulter to go over the six-meter mark, Greek bet Emmanouil Karalis placed second at 5.92 meters via countback.
Kurtis Marschall of Australia also reached the 5.92-m height, but it was after two attempts to Karalis’ one, giving the Australian the bronze.
Last week, Obiena and Atletang Ayala announced their partnership to mount a historic global pole vault event, gathering several of the world’s Top 10 athletes in the sport in the heart of Makati City.
The Atletang Ayala World Pole Vault Challenge is set to thrill sports fans at the Ayala Triangle Gardens on September 20 and 21. Peter Atencio
