Canada's LePage leads decathlon at world championships with two events to go
BUDAPEST : Canada's Pierce LePage was on track for his first world gold medal in the decathlon on Saturday, leading in Budapest after eight events.
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BUDAPEST : Canada's Pierce LePage was on track for his first world gold medal in the decathlon on Saturday, leading in Budapest after eight events.
Click on the video player above to watch live action from the World Athletics Championships, beginning at 12:20 p.m. ET. CBC Sports' Anastasia Bucsis hosts the afternoon session, which includes coverage of the men's decathlon, 4x100m relay heats, and 200m final.
BUDAPEST : Germany's Leo Neugebauer was the surprise leader after three events of the decathlon at the World Athletics Championships on Friday, while reigning Olympic champion Damian Warner of Canada sat in second to kick off his bid for a first world title.
Canada's reigning world champion 4x100-metre relay team is back to defend its title.
The Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team received its Olympic silver medals Saturday at the Canadian national trials in a medal reallocation ceremony in Langley, B.C.
Andre De Grasse failed to qualify for the men's 100-metre final at the Canadian track and field championships on Friday in Langley, B.C.
A Canadian has captured decathlon gold in Götzis, Austria for a seventh consecutive year but unlike the previous six titles won by Olympic champion Damian Warner, this time Pierce LePage was victorious.
In his first decathlon since a hamstring injury ended his world championships last summer, Canadian Olympic champion Damian Warner is in first place with 4,531 points after Day 1 at the Hypo Meeting in Götzis, Austria.