Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena continued his streak of podium finishes in a competition in France.

Five days after punching his ticket into the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the World’s no. 3 pole vaulter bagged yet another medal after getting silver in the Meeting International de Sotteville in Rouen, France, Saturday Manila time.

• Obiena earns qualification in Paris Olympics
• EJ Obiena hopes more Filipinos will join him in Paris Olympics

Obiena cleared a 5.72 jump in the contest, finishing behind his Australian counterpart in Kurtis Marschall who logged in a 5.95 jump. This height allowed Marschall to qualify himself for the Paris Games, joining Obiena, Armand Duplantis, and Bo Kanda Lita Baehre.

Baptiste Thiery, who hails from France, finished behind him with a similar height albeit in two attempts.

Obiena had multiple tries to overtake Marschall, but he was not able to clear 5.87m in a pair of attempts and fell short of leaping over 5.92m in his final jump.

Still, Obiena bagged the silver finish after getting over 5.72 in just a single try, just after being the first Filipino to qualify for the 2024 Olympics after getting the silver medal at the Bauhaus-Galan meet earlier this week.

Up next for the 27-year-old is the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand from July 12 to 16.

• EJ Obiena aims for more consistency heading into Paris Olympics

The Olympian from Tondo, Manila is also set to compete at the World Athletics and the Asian Games later this year.

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