Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner continued Canadian dominance on the annual Götzis Hypomeeting in Götzis, Austria, on Might 18 and 19, successful his eighth title within the final 11 years.
Warner recorded 8,678 factors all through the ten occasions over two days, successful by a margin of 161 factors forward of Sven Roosen of the Netherlands (8,517 factors).
The 34-year-old trailed Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer after day one, however managed to reclaim the lead within the second occasion—the discus throw—on day two. With three occasions to return, Warner jumped a close to private greatest within the pole vault (4.80 meters) and threw a season’s better of 57.53 meters within the javelin to solidify his title coming into the 1,500m occasion.
Warner’s marks throughout the ten occasions have been: 10.20 (100m), 7.80m (lengthy soar), 14.55m (shot put), 2.03m (excessive soar), 47.46 (400m), 13.45 (110m hurdles), 46.41m (discus), 4.80m (pole vault), 57.53m (javelin), and 4:36.94 (1500m).
Between Warner and the reigning world champion, Pierce LePage, Canadian decathletes have gained the final eight years on the Hypomeeting. LePage didn’t compete in Götzis resulting from a minor coaching damage he suffered just a few weeks in the past. As an alternative, he selected to relaxation and put together for the Canadian Championships and the Paris Olympic Video games later this summer time.
Netherland’s Vetter wins second Götzis title
Within the girls’s heptathlon, Anouk Vetter of the Netherlands gained her second Hypomeeting title with a world-leading rating of 6,642 factors. She beat Annik Kälin of Switzerland by 136 factors, whereas Michelle Atherley of the USA was third.
Vetter surged up the leaderboard on day two of the seven-event competitors with an enormous throw of 57.91m within the javelin, which was 4 metres farther than her rivals. She moved into first with simply the 800m to go and held on to win her second title within the final three years.
Her marks throughout the heptathlon have been: 13.64 (100m hurdles), 1.74m (excessive soar), 15.37m (shot put), 23.73 (200m), 6.47m (lengthy soar), 57.91m (javelin), and a couple of:21.37 (800m).
There have been no Canadian athletes within the girls’s heptathlon in Götzis, with Canada’s Georgia Ellenwood out with an damage.
