Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena is not looking too far ahead.

Despite already punching his ticket into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Obiena remains grounded as he focuses on the grind before competing in the Summer Games.

This is after the Olympian won the silver medal in the Bauhaus-Galan meet at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Sweden on Monday, July 3 (Philippine time).

“We continue the work as we still have lots to do,” the 6-foot-2 Obiena penned on his social media accounts.

Clearing a 5.82 jump meant Obiena also got an automatic qualification for the Paris Games, but still, he is focusing on improving after making what he called “rookie mistakes” in the meet.

“Made some rookie mistakes yesterday. It just shows I am still a student of the game,” he said.

The world’s no. 3 pole vaulter finished behind no. 1 Mondo Duplantis, who cleared a 6.05-meter jump.

Obiena also previously had his own six-meter jump last June at the Bergen Jump Challenge in Norway.

The Paris Games will be Obiena’s second participation in the Olympics.

He competed in the Tokyo Games in 2021, placing 11th with a jump of 5.70 meters. (ABS-CBN News)