Philippine pole vault star Ernest John Obiena climbed back to the top 10 of the World Athletics pole vault rankings. With 1,320 points, Obiena is ranked 10th among the 1,100 pole vaulters in the world. He reached No. 2 in the world rankings in July 2023. Obiena’s rise in the world ranks follows his gold medal finish at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. World record holder and reigning Olympic champion Armand Duplantis of Sweden remains atop the world rankings with 1,561 points, followed by Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis (1,475 points) and Australia’s Kurtis Marschall (1,405). Rounding out the top five are Sondre Guttormsen of Norway (1,398 points) and Sam Kendricks of the United States (1,367 points). Obiena, meanwhile, is number one in Asia, ahead of Seifeldin Abdelsalam of Qatar (1,269 points) and Asian Games bronze medalist Li Chenyang of China (1,255 points).