Leo Neugebauer is world champion in decathlon

Leo Neugebauer is the new world champion in decathlon. The 25-year-old won 8804 points at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. On the end of the end, the Olympic second had the title fights in the Japanese metropolis after an exciting 1500-meter run of just 20 points on Ayden Owens-Delerme from Puerto Rico. The American Kyle Garland won bronze.

The Mainz Niklas Kaul, who won gold at the 2019 World Cup, worked in fourth place in his exciting chase, especially thanks to a strong javelin throw.

At the World Championships two years ago in Budapest, Neugebauer had fallen fifth as a half-time leader. He was also on a gold course at the Olympic Games in Paris and won silver at the end. This time he only took the lead in the javelin throw. In the final 1500-meter run, he then fought his way through to the title.

It is the first big title for Neugebauer. The multi-fighter living in the United States and started for VfB Stuttgart had improved Jürgen Hingsen’s German ancient record to 8961 points last year.

In the nation stadium, Neugebauer mastered a crazy decathlon best. He also benefited from the Norwegian top favorite Sander Skotheim after a disqualification in the hurdle run. Tokyo Olympic champion Damian Warner did not even start because of Achilles tendon problems, medal candidate Simon Hofammer from Switzerland ended the competition after a zero number in the high jump. The German Till Steinforth gave up with pain. More than a third of the registered decathlon did not end the competition.

For the German Athletics Association, it was the fourth medal in Tokyo and the first gold. In the title fights two years ago in Budapest, the German team had left empty during the medals.