Canadian Damian Warner leads midway through Commonwealth Games decathlon
Apr 9, 2018 | 8:00 AM
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GOLD COAST, Australia — Defending champion Damian Warner led Canadian teammate Pierce LePage after the first day of the decathlon at the Commonwealth Games.
Warner opened with his season-best 10.29 in the 100, threw a personal best 15:11 metres in the shot put, recorded 7.54 metres in the long jump and a season-best 2.04 meters in the high jump. He capped off Day 1 by winning his 400 in 48.12 for a total of 4,509 points.
LePage, from Whitby, Ont., was 129 points behind.
Warner, a 28-year-old from London, Ont., who now makes his home in Calgary, said he was content with his performance across the first day and didn’t rule out a shot at the games record.
