No smile, several dubious pouts and a generally closed face. For the moment, even if he is still racing in the decathlon after two events, Kevin Mayer is having an extremely complicated morning in the decathlon of the Budapest World Championships.
Diminished by pain in the left Achilles tendon, the Frenchman, in search of a third world title, managed to run the 100m to start his ten works but in a time, 10”79, quite far from his traditional standards. . Probably out of a precautionary principle. Only problem, it also continued during the long jump competition…
With a first jump at 7.14m, Kevin Mayer remained far from his best mark on the exercise, 7.80m. Above all, he did not make a leap to 7.50m which could have both reassured him and allowed him to save himself by giving up his two other attempts. Instead, he had to insist, bite on his second try and finally settle for 7.25m on his final jump. That is 874 points, which already places him a good distance from the other favorite in the decathlon, the Canadian Damian Warner, who jumped at 7.77m.
At 12:20 p.m., the Frenchman will tackle the shot put. With already the obligation to be very efficient so as not to accentuate its delay. And, perhaps, encourage him to give up the rest, because given his record and the risk of aggravating his injury, competing to finish 5th or 6th would have little interest.
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