Thomasian pole vaulter EJ Obiena’s three-meet gold streak came to an end after he placed sixth in the 2026 Wanda Diamond League Lausanne leg in Switzerland on Friday, Aug. 21.
Obiena cleared 5.51 meters and 5.66 meters on his first attempts before needing two tries to get over 5.81 meters.
He then failed all three attempts at 5.91 meters, the same height he previously cleared to win gold at the Golden Sand 2026 in Międzyzdroje, Poland, on Monday—his eighth of the season.
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis won gold with a new meet record of 6.21 meters, while Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis took silver at 6.16 meters and Australia’s Kurtis Marschall earned bronze after clearing 5.91 meters.
Obiena will return to competition at the Silesia leg in Poland on Sunday, Aug. 23. Jay-z V. Perez
