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Neugebauer Moves Into Second as Decathlon Opens Up in Tokyo

Sander Skotheim's disqualification reshuffled the contest, placing Leo Neugebauer within 53 points of the lead before the javelin and 1500m.

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Die deutsche Kugelstoßerin Yemisi Ogunleye
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Overview

  • After a modest hurdles run, Leo Neugebauer delivered a 56.15 m discus and cleared 5.10 m in the pole vault to sit second on 7269 points after eight events, 53 behind leader Kyle Garland.
  • Kyle Garland leads with 7322 points, with Ayden Owens-Delerme close in third at 7238, setting up a tight finish over the final two disciplines.
  • Niklas Kaul is seventh on 6717 points after a 4.70 m pole vault, with his strongest events still to come in the javelin and 1500 m as he looks to climb the standings.
  • Pre-meet favorite Sander Skotheim was disqualified in the 110 m hurdles, joining earlier exits by Simon Ehammer and Damian Warner and widening the medal race.
  • Beyond the decathlon, Germany's 4x100 m teams reached the finals, Sandrina Sprengel finished fifth in the heptathlon with a 6434-point personal best, and Yemisi Ogunleye placed sixth in the shot put.