More sport The decathlon at the South African atletiekkampioenschap in Germiston today is discontinued after three components by a power failure. Thomas Of the Variation Of the had after three trials a large lead of 135 points on the schedule for the limit for the world CHAMPIONSHIPS (8.200 points) later this year in Doha.
From the Variation of the opened his decathlon with a 100 metres in 11.67 in a strong head wind of 3.1 meters per second. Then he started quick points to make. In the long jump he improved even his personal record by one centimetre to 7m81. In the shot put he remained with 13m77 under his personal best, but he did slightly better than during his best decathlon ever at the Olympic Games in Rio. With 2.443 points after three components was ‘VDP’ three points on the schedule for his personal record, 135 points for the world CHAMPIONSHIP-limit and 15 points behind the olympic limit.
In the early phases of the fourth test, the high jump, fell the power, however, in the whole stadium in Germiston. Long continued to hope that the game after the power outage could be pursued, but something for 20 hours, the decathlon is permanently discontinued. Which competition Of the Variation now will use in order to qualify for the world cup and Play is not yet known, but the most obvious choices seem to be the topmeetings of Götzis (may 25 and 26) or Talence (22 and 23 June).
Well this was an extremely unlikely scenario. I was up on my PB, but after an extensive power outage, the officials have cancelled the decathlon and any chance of qualifying for worlds is gone. After 2 rough years with injuries, the tide doesn’t want to change yet
