Athletics-Skotheim out of world decathlon after hurdles disqualification

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Men's Shot Put Decathlon Groups A & B - Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - September 20, 2025 Norway's Sander Skotheim in action REUTERS/Edgar Su

TOKYO (Reuters) -Norway's gold medal favourite Sander Skotheim suffered another decathlon heartbreak on Sunday when he was disqualified from his 110 metres hurdles heat and departed the competition.

Skotheim, who went out of the Olympics last year after three no-heights in the pole vault, was in second place overnight, but with his strong second day had been expected to push on for the title.