Philippines' Ernest John Obiena competes in the men's pole vault final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP

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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172303755393120240805-0lympics-polevault-obiena-2-AFP.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Philippines' Ernest John Obiena competes in the men's pole vault final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP">Philippines&#39; Ernest John Obiena competes in the men&#39;s pole vault final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFPMANILA &mdash; EJ Obiena is eyeing to bring pole vault&#39;s biggest stars to the country.Obiena, who placed fourth overall in the 2024 Paris Olympics, said on Wednesday that he is set to hold a star-studded outdoor meet in the Philippines in September -- with some of the participants being his competitors in the Summer Games.&quot;I&#39;m trying to host a competition to bring these guys that I competed against here today. It&#39;s already on the calendar, it&#39;s on September 20,&quot; said the Filipino star in an online press conference.&nbsp;<a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/7/paris-2024-ej-obiena-details-back-issues-heading-into-olympics-1908">READ: EJ Obiena details back issues heading into Olympics</a><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/heartbreak-for-obiena-as-he-misses-pole-vault-podium-052">READ: Heartbreak for Obiena as he misses pole vault podium</a>The event, which he said was already registered with the World Athletics, is expected to feature the likes of Paris bronze medalist, Greece&#39;s Emmanouil Karalis and China&#39;s Huang Bokai.&quot;It&#39;s an official competition. It&#39;s sanctioned. The surface is going to be the same with what we used here in Paris,&quot; he said, while also saying how he is also inviting Germany&#39;s Oleg Zernikel and the world&#39;s best pole vaulter himself, Paris gold medalist Mondo Duplantis.&nbsp;&quot;I hope Oleg will come, I think Emmanouil will come, Bokai will come. So we&#39;ll see. I will try to get the Olympic finalists and have a really good competition in the Philippines. I think the country deserves that,&quot; continued the Chiang Kai-shek product.Obiena said that the event will be held at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makai, and he added that they have also tapped the proper consultants to make sure that everything for the event will be set up well.&quot;We have a European consultant to make sure everything is up to [the World Athletics] standard. The surface that we&#39;ll be using is the same surface here in Paris and Tokyo.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;Hopefully, you guys will have a world-class competition in the Philippines,&quot; said Obiena.RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i3Emh_Mosdc?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

<a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/7/paris-2024-ej-obiena-details-back-issues-heading-into-olympics-1908">READ: EJ Obiena details back issues heading into Olympics</a><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/heartbreak-for-obiena-as-he-misses-pole-vault-podium-052">READ: Heartbreak for Obiena as he misses pole vault podium</a>The event, which he said was already registered with the World Athletics, is expected to feature the likes of Paris bronze medalist, Greece&#39;s Emmanouil Karalis and China&#39;s Huang Bokai.&quot;It&#39;s an official competition. It&#39;s sanctioned. The surface is going to be the same with what we used here in Paris,&quot; he said, while also saying how he is also inviting Germany&#39;s Oleg Zernikel and the world&#39;s best pole vaulter himself, Paris gold medalist Mondo Duplantis.&nbsp;&quot;I hope Oleg will come, I think Emmanouil will come, Bokai will come. So we&#39;ll see. I will try to get the Olympic finalists and have a really good competition in the Philippines. I think the country deserves that,&quot; continued the Chiang Kai-shek product.Obiena said that the event will be held at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makai, and he added that they have also tapped the proper consultants to make sure that everything for the event will be set up well.&quot;We have a European consultant to make sure everything is up to [the World Athletics] standard. The surface that we&#39;ll be using is the same surface here in Paris and Tokyo.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;Hopefully, you guys will have a world-class competition in the Philippines,&quot; said Obiena.RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/i3Emh_Mosdc?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

Obiena, who placed fourth overall in the 2024 Paris Olympics, said on Wednesday that he is set to hold a star-studded outdoor meet in the Philippines in September -- with some of the participants being his competitors in the Summer Games.&quot;I&#39;m trying to host a competition to bring these guys that I competed against here today. It&#39;s already on the calendar, it&#39;s on September 20,&quot; said the Filipino star in an online press conference.&nbsp;

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/172303755393120240805-0lympics-polevault-obiena-2-AFP.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Philippines' Ernest John Obiena competes in the men's pole vault final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP">Philippines&#39; Ernest John Obiena competes in the men&#39;s pole vault final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFPMANILA &mdash; EJ Obiena is eyeing to bring pole vault&#39;s biggest stars to the country.

EJ Obiena is eyeing to bring pole vault’s biggest stars in the country.

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Obiena to invite Olympic pole vault stars in Manila meet in September

Obiena to invite Olympic pole vault stars in Manila meet in September