Obiena tied for third in Lausanne

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena showed his dedication in chase of still winning the elusive Olympic medal someday, finishing tied for third in the Athletissima Lausanne Wanda Diamond League in Switzerland Wednesday night.

Obiena cleared 5.82 meters along with Norwegian Sondre Guttormsen and Aussie Kurtis Marschall weeks after the Paris Games.

Swedish titan Armand Duplantis expectedly took the gold in 6.15m while American Sam Kendricks snatched the silver with a 5.92m, similar to what they did in the French capital where they finished first and second.

Obiena vowed to achieve in the 2028 LA Games what he couldn’t in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris.