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By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena produced his best performance to date by shattering his national indoor record in the Orlen Cup Lodz at the Atlas Arena in Poland early Saturday.
Obiena cleared 5.86 meters on his third attempt, surpassing his previous indoor mark of 5.80m he performed at the ISTAF Berlin meet in Germany a week ago.
Interestingly, it also bettered his 5.81m national outdoor mark.
He attempted to clear 5.91m but failed.
The 25-year-old PH bet, however, settled for silver behind two-time world champion Sam Kendricks after the American also hurdled the 5.86m barrier on his first attempt.
Reigning Olympic champion Thiago Braz of Brazil got the bronze with a season-best 5.80m.
This was the third time in two weeks that Obiena reset his national indoor record, first at the Karlsruhe World Indoor Tour Meeting in Germany last Jan. 29 where he posted 5.62m, then at ISTAF Berlin with 5.80m.
In his social media post, Obiena thanked his supporters particularly his Ukrainian coach Vitaly Petrov.
