Germany’s Leo Neugebauer is the leader in the men’s decathlon at the Paris Olympics with three events to go, with Canada’s Damian Warner in second place.
Neugebauer reclaiming top spot with a solid discus throw after briefly dropping to third after Saturday’s opening 110-metres hurdles race.
The 24-year-old who has the world’s best score this season, set in winning his second consecutive NCAA title for the University of Texas, has 6,500 points after seven events.
Reigning Olympic champion Warner, of London, Ont., briefly led after a solid hurdles race and sits second with 6,428, while 22-year-old Norwegian Sander Skotheim is third (6,326).
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Canada’s Damian Warner starts 2nd day of decathlon with victory in 110m hurdles
Reigning Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner of London, Ont., finishes first in the men’s 110-hurdles with a time of 13.62.
The remaining events are the pole vault, javelin and 1,500m.
The 34-year-old Warner, who became the oldest Olympic decathlon gold medallist three years ago in Tokyo, climbed from fourth to first in the 110-meters hurdles to kick off day two, with a time of 13.62, while Neugebauer dropped to third, with only 25 points separating the top three.
But the 24-year-old German reclaimed the lead with a throw of 53.33 meters in the discus, one of his strongest events, while Warner hurled it 48.68 meters.
Grenada’s Lindon Victor let fly a 53.91m toss, the best discus throw by a decathlete in Olympic history.
The field is missing France’s world record-holder Kevin Mayer and reigning world champion Pierce LePage, who both withdrew due to injuries.
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Publish date : 2024-08-03 09:32:48
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