HEARTBREAK IN PARIS: OBIENA LANDS 4TH NELSON BELTRAN

Heartbreak in the pole vault pit.

- NELSON BELTRAN

In a night of incredible feats at the Stade de France Monday, EJ Obiena tried to come up with something of his own but ended up empty, with his last clean vault good for just fourth place.

Long before the night ended in the grand stadium, Obiena was confined down the floor, oblivious from the crowd of over 80,000 letting out a deafening roar as Armand "Mondo" Duplantis flew to the night sky for a record feat.

Pole vault is Mondo's world.

"The reality of the sport is not every day you're gonna jump high, unless you're Mondo," said Obiena.

The Filipino ace could do just 5.90m in the championship he long waited for, his three failed attempts at 5.95 closing the door on his Olympic medal hope.