Canadian Damian Warner’s bid to defend his decathlon title at the Commonwealth Games took a nose dive Tuesday when he failed to clear a height in the pole vault. Warner missed three attempts at 4.50 metres, failing to score any points in the event. His personal best is 4.90 metres. The 28-year-old from London, Ont., […]
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Damian Warner strikes decathlon gold at Decastar
Damian Warner held onto his lead to capture gold at the Decastar event in Talence, France, on Sunday, with a total of 8252 points. Kai Kazmirek of Germany climbed one spot to finish second with 8020, while Ukraine’s Oleksiy Kasyanov slipped to third with 8016. Warner posted the fastest time in the 110-metre hurdles at 13.81 seconds to extend his lead after six […]
Damian Warner has decathlon gold within reach at Decastar
Damian Warner leads the way after the first day of competition at the Decastar in Talence, France. The Canadian began Saturday by posting the second-fastest time in the 100-metre sprint at 10.52 seconds to pick up 973 points. Warner then took over the lead and held onto it by earning the top distance of 7.60m in […]
Medal still within reach for Damian Warner on final day of decathlon
Damian Warner is in fifth place with two events remaining in the decathlon at the track and field world championships in London. Javelin (12:30 p.m. ET) and the 1500-metre race (3:45 p.m) will take place Saturday afternoon, which you can watch live on CBCSports.ca Warner started his second day of competition by clocking the fastest time […]
Damian Warner stands 4th in decathlon, confirms illness
Two days after being quarantined for a stomach bug, Canada’s Damian Warner is within striking distance of a decathlon medal at the world track and field championships Despite feeling fatigued, Warner remains in the medal hunt as he stands in fourth place, 14 points from a podium spot. Warner fell ill earlier in the week with […]
Damian Warner captures 3rd Hypo Meeting decathlon title
Canadian decathlete Damian Warner won his third-career Hypo Meeting title on Sunday in Gotzis, Austria. Warner finished the competition with 8591 points, 104 shy of his own Canadian record which was set at the 2015 world championships in Beijing. The London. Ont., native led all competitors with 4532 points after five events on Day 1 as he […]
