Athletics-Germany's Neugebauer leads Olympic champion Warner after three events of decathlon


Athletics - World Athletics Championship - Men's Decathlon Shot Put - National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary - August 25, 2023 Germany's Manuel Eitel and Germany's Leo Neugebauer during the shot put REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - 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.

The 23-year-old Neugebauer, who arrived ranked 13th in the world, had 2,908 points after the 100 metres, long jump and shot put, while Warner scored 2,812 and Canadian team mate Pierce LePage, silver medallist at last year's worlds, was third with 2,784.

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