Joey Villar – The Philippine Star February 19, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Olympian pole-vaulter EJ Obiena struggled to his season worst of 5.61 meters yesterday just after a season-best 5.81. Obiena finished 10th out of 12 participants in the Meeting Hauts-de-France in Lievin, France, a week after a gold-winning 5.81 performance in the Orlen Cup in Lodz, Poland. Over in France, he only managed a 5.61m, which he achieved on his third and last try. He went for 5.71m but failed in all three attempts. Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Christopher Nielsen of the United States took the gold w…