in Bangkok, Thailand. | June Navarro/INQUIRER BANGKOK — Ernest John Obiena capped an exceptional Philippine campaign at the 25th Asian Athletics Championships with a prophesied triumph in men's pole vault on Sunday night. The world's third-ranked vaulter validated his reign as the continental monarch of his event, topping the field in 5.91 meters at the Supachalasai National Stadium to retain the title he bagged in the 2017 edition in Doha, Qatar. 'My goal here was really to just compete the best that I can and just do what I know I could do,' said Obiena, who erased his previous record in the meet at 5.

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