Obiena places 2nd in Berlin as Duplantis sets meet record

Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena continues his strong indoor season with a second-place finish in the ISTAF Indoor meet at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. The 27-year-old Obiena cleared 5.82 meters to take silver behind Sweden’s Mondo Du- plantis.

Duplantis set a new meet record of 6.06-m, after clearing 5.60-m, 5.82-m, and 5.91-m on his first attempts.

Australia’s Kurtis Marschall placed third behind Obiena on countback with a 5.82-m mark as well.

Duplantis, 23, at- tempted to re-set his own world record with a height of 6.22-m but was unsuccessful.

Obiena has made the podium of every competition that he has joined in 2023. Before the ISTAF Indoor in Berlin, he placed first in Poland’s Copernicus Cup where he cleared 5.87-m.