Day one in the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo: This is how things are going at the German Trio Leo Neugebauer, Niklas Kaul and Till Steinforth.
After the first three disciplines, medal hope Leo Neugebauer is very good in the race in the fight for the decathlon podium. Especially with 16.70 meters in the shot put (season best), the Olympic second is 2765 points behind the American Kyle Garland (2927).
Niklas Kaul, whose strengths are more on the second day, sorted in 19th after sprint, long jump and shot put with 2414 points. Till Steinforth, where little ran together, ranks 22nd with 2367 points.
Mixed 100 meters of the DLV trio
With a comparatively pleasant temperatures of 23 degrees, the DLV trio in the nation stadium of Tokyo found a little cumbersome into the competition. Neugebauer made a time of 10.80 seconds over the 100 meters. It could have been a little faster for the Paris Olympic second, the best time of which is 10.61 seconds.
“Had hoped that it is a little faster”
Kaul could not be completely satisfied with 11.34 seconds. The 27-year-old had increased his personal best over the unloved 100 meters this year in Götzis to 11.12 seconds. “We had hoped that it was a little faster. He was a bit tangled,” said father and coach Michael Kaul on ZDF.
Steinforth, who had to undergo an intervention on the bar about ten weeks ago, ran 11.116 seconds.
Long jump – Neugebauer with 7.62 meters
In the long jump, Neugebauer saved his best attempt to conclude. In the third attempt, the 25-year-old jumped 7.62 meters, but remained significantly behind his season best (7.91 in Götzis). Kaul came to 7.21 meters, Steinforth jumped 7.07 meters.
Shot put – newbauer skin one out
16.70 meters, in the shot put, Neugebauer showed a season best that can be expected to be expected. Kaul didn’t really get along in the ring, scolded after the last attempt and had 14.58 meters in the end. Steinforth did not get beyond 13.73 meters.
Tokyo Olympic champion Warner not surprisingly not there
Damian Warner was surprisingly not on the starting block for the 100 meters. The Canadian Olympic champion of 2021 complains about problems on the Achilles tendon and withdrew his World Cup start at short notice.
In the absence of the injured Olympic champion Markus Rooth, his Norwegian compatriot Sander Skotheim is the gold favorite.