Olympic gold medallist Damian Warner leads heptathlon at world indoor athletics championships

Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner finished ninth in the high jump portion of his heptathlon at the world athletics indoor championships, but still holds an overall lead in the event with 3,649 points after first-place finishes in the 60-metre sprint and long jump. He also finished ninth in the shot put contest.

The Canadian star will finish the final three events on Saturday. You can follow all the aciton live on CBC Gem, the CBC Sports app and CBC Sports' website.

WATCH | Warner finishes 1st in men's 60m:

Fellow Canadian Gabriela DeBues-Stafford finished fourth in the women's 3,000 metres.

Earlier in the day, DeBues-Stafford's sister, Lucia Stafford, qualified for the women's 1,500 race final, which is set to go Saturday afternoon.

Stafford came in second place in her heat, clocking in at a time of 4:07.95.

WATCH | Warner finishes atop long jump leaderboard: