It was an uncharacteristic Hypo Meeting effectivity within the decathlon by eight-time defending champ Damian Warner, and regrettable finish to the weekend break for Canadian colleague Piercy LePage, that received in 2023.
Warner, that received in 2015 and was a record-extending 9 title on the fiftieth model of the event, ended up sixth with 8,527 elements in Götzis, Austria.
He generated 8,678 a yr in the past all through 10 events over 2 days at Mösle Stadium
LePage, that actually didn’t contend in Götzis in 2024 and on the Paris Olympics final summertime with a again damage, left Sunday’s rivals when he dropped after putting an issue tore down by Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer.
Warner went up one space after finishing Saturday’s 5 events in fifth, having really put collectively 4,424 elements from the 100 metres, prolonged dive, shot positioned, excessive dive and 400.
The 35-year-old from London, Ont., rested fifth getting in Sunday’s 1,500– the weekend break’s final event– 7,837 elements, 287 behind final victor Sander Skotheim of Norway.
Warner coated the 1,500 in 4 minutes 38.44 secs, nicely off his 4:24.73 particular person ideally suited.
He opened up Sunday within the 110m obstacles, positioning 2nd to Ehammer (13.57 secs) with a season-best 13.76 within the fifth and final staff. Warner holds the world-leading and fulfill doc of 13.36.
Triple- faulted in Olympic publish secure
The four-time globe champion medallist tossed 47.34 m in his very first of three photographs in discus for seventh previous to finishing tenth of 12 with a 4.70 m initiative in publish secure. He missed out on all 3 efforts at 4.80.
Warner was 4th in Group A javelin, tossing 62.30 m on his very first shot.
He had his “worst nightmare come true” lastly summertime’s Olympic Games in Paris, the place he triple-faulted within the publish secure.
LePage, that had surgical therapy final August for a herniated disc, was eleventh on the halfway mark, taking 4,315 elements proper into Sunday’s final 5 events. The 29-year-old from Whitby, Ont., bailed out of the rivals after positioning 9 of 15 in discus with a toss of 47.15.
After dropping within the obstacles, he was permitted a re-run and printed a time of 14.59 secs. LePage ran 13.77 within the 2023 globe decathlon in Budapest, Hungary.
That was one of the efficient interval of his career when he ended up being the very first Canadian to win a globe title in decathlon.
Also in 2023, LePage halted Warner’s contact of seven successive Hypo Meeting titles for his very first success in worldwide rivals.
The Hypo Meeting is the best multi-event rivals worldwide, past the Olympics and globe champions. It’s thought of a figuring out stick for decathletes as they plan for the Sept 13-21 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
