Defending decathlon champion Niklas Kaul is not the top favorite at the World Championships in Eugene. After the 100 m at the start, he is only 20th. Damian Warner from Canada is in front, the best German is Leo Neugebauer in 15th place. An overview of the decathlon events in Eugene.
100 m: Olympic champion Warner is ahead
Niklas Kaul ran the 100 m in 11.22 seconds on Saturday (July 23, 2022) at Hayward Field in cool temperatures at the decathlon start, as far as he could – in Doha three years ago he started a little slower, in Götzis a little this year more quickly. After the first discipline, the 24-year-old, whose strong disciplines only come on the second day, is in 20th place with 812 points. “In the first discipline, the event is neither won nor lost,” said national coach Christopher Hallmann on ZDF. The fastest of the three heats was Olympic champion Damian Warner from Canada (10.27 seconds) – he leads the ranking with 1,030 points, Frenchman Kevin Mayer (10.62 seconds/947) is currently sixth.
The best German before the long jump (from 7:40 p.m. CEST) is World Cup debutant Leo Neugebauer (11.07 seconds/845). Kai Kazmirek (11.19 seconds/819) follows in 19th place, Tim Nowak (11.43 seconds/767) is 21.