Leo Neugebauer and Niklas Kaul still have medal opportunities in the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Kyle Garland from the USA is ahead of the last two disciplines.
After a mixed first day, the 25 -year -old Neugebauer was in fourth place. The second day he obviously went well recovered and fully motivated. A moderate 14.80 seconds over 110 meters hurdles, with 56.15 meters, had a World Cup best in the discus throw – no competitor could keep up. The DLV athlete pushed in second place.
The Olympic silver medalist from Paris also defended this position in the pole vault. “It was megacool to make the last two heights in the third attempt. I’m happy. Now I try to punch out in the javelin throw and take part as possible”Neuebauer looked ahead in the sports show.
Busemann expects a medal for Germany
After skipped 5.10 meters, the overall ranking is currently 7269 points. He shortened the gap to the leading Garland to 53 points. The American skipped 4.80 meters and is a total of 7322 points. In third place can also be found in the strongly trumpet Ayden Owens-Delerme from Puerto Rico, who already has 7238 points in his account.
ARD light athletics expert Frank Busemann predicted in the first that Owens-Delerme will still overtake the DLV athlete Neugebauer and ended up the bronze medal for the German: “It is relatively safe.”
Kaul is missing “the slip upwards”
Niklas Kaul experienced a damper on his first day after eighth place on the first day and a decent 47.29 meters in the discus throwing at the pole vault. He only skipped 4.70 meters and thus remained significantly below his seasonal order (4.92). “I’m flat and annoyed. This is not what I imagined and what I can do.said Kaul in the sports show interview.
Niklas Kaul had calculated more in the pole vault.
With a total of 6717 points, the world champion remains seventh from 2019. His gap to third place grew to an impressive 521 points.
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However, the 27-year-old can give hope to the statistics: in the javelin throw (from 10.35 a.m. live in the first and at Sportschau.de) and in the 1500-meter run (1:49 p.m.), the statistics have significantly better best performances than for many competitors. In the javelin throw, Kaul’s best width is 79.05 meters – that of Garland (65.52), Neugebauer (58.99) and Owens -Delerme (59.28) are significantly worse. The final run over 1500 meters is also one of the strengths of the 2019 world champion in Doha.
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 hurdle run in 14.45 seconds and made points in the overall ranking right at the beginning of the second day. 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). 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 a good high jump performance and a strong 400-meter run.
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, only 14 are there after seven disciplines. Lindon Victor from Grenada got it at the pole vault.
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.