In the decathlon at the World Athletics World Cup in Tokyo, Leo Neugebauer runs better on the second day than on the first: After a strong discus throw, the 25-year-old took second place in the overall ranking. Niklas Kaul hopes for the javelin throw. Favorite Sander Skotheim surprisingly resigned.
The decision on the medals in the nation stadium in Tokyo is made in the final three pole vault, javelin throw (10.35/11.47 a.m. Live at Sportschau.de) and in the 1500-meter run (1:49 p.m.).
Neugebauer delivered a World Cup best in this discipline in the discus throw with 56.15 meters. After the best throw of the entire competition, he then had 145 points behind the leading Kyle Garland from the USA (6473) and 31 points ayden Owens-Delerme from Puerto Rico (6297) with 6328 points.
Does Kaul skin out with the spear?
Kauls’s most popular litter with the disc came at 47.29 meters. In doing so, he missed his season’s best (47.77) by about half a meter. In the overall ranking, the world champion of Doha in 2019 remained seventh, but his gap to bronze gang grew to almost 400 points. However, the 27 -year -old Kaul is considered a strong javelin thrower and could therefore make many points on the competition in the ninth discipline.
For comparison: Kauls’s best with the spear is 79.05 meters, which from Garland at 65.52 meters and that of Neugebauer at 58.99 meters. Kaul Boden can also make up for over 1500 meters if it runs optimally.
Skotheim fails and leaves out
The second day of the decathlon had started in the morning with a thick surprise of over 110 meters hurdles: the Norwegian Skotheim, as the world year’s best in Tokyo, came out of kick at the sixth hurdle and was then no longer able to overcome the seventh hurdle. The gold candidate, placed in second class in the overall classification after the first day, was disqualified and eliminated. The Norwegian was already on a gold course at Olympia in Paris and then remained in the pole vault without a valid attempt.
Sander Skotheim could not believe his World Cup after the hurdles.
Kaul quickly over the hurdles
Kaul, after the first day overall, won his run in 14.45 seconds, making points well in the overall ranking. Neugebauer, who won Olympic silver in Paris last year, finished 14.80 seconds. He remained about four tenths of a second over his best time (14.41). In the ranking, however, he went from four position four to the end of the first day.
Garland did not get well over the hurdles either. In 14.30 seconds he stayed almost a second above his personal best.
Neugebauer and Kaul bite each other through day one
Neugebauer, who had finished fifth at the World Cup in Budapest two years ago, had completed a mixed first day in Tokyo. Usually the strengths of the German record holder lie in these disciplines, but over 100 meters, in the long jump and also in the high jump he stayed below his possibilities.
The 27 -year -old Kaul also started the first day moderately, but then increased continuously. In the overall ranking, the Mainzer climbed from almost the back to the fifth discipline thanks to the good high jump performance and a strong 400-meter run from almost the back.
Early for Ehammer and Steinforth
The title candidate Skotheim was not the first athlete in Tokyo in Tokyo in Tokyo. The Swiss Simon Ehammer had three invalid attempts at his entry height of 1.93 meters in the high jump and was also out afterwards. The third German starter, Till Steinforth, had to fit after three disciplines due to pain after a groin operation. Of the originally 24 ten -fighters in the start list, there are only 17 after six disciplines.
The start of the start was not surprisingly vice world champion and Tokyo Olympic champion Damian Warner (Canada) due to Achilles tendon problems. Olympic champion Markus Rooth (Norway) had already canceled in advance. Olympic champion Markus Rooth from Norway had also had to paint his start after a training accident.