Every thing you should know concerning the huge mixed occasions competitors on Could 30-31.
As soon as once more the Götzis Hypomeeting options world-class line-ups for its 2026 version on Could 30-31. Such is the standard, historical past and status of this occasion, victory within the Austrian city virtually on a par with success in a serious championship.
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Leo Neugebauer, the reigning world champion from Germany, can be trying to beat the 9000 factors barrier for the primary time as his greatest is 8961. However he additionally faces powerful competitors to easily win the decathlon in Götzis.
Damian Warner is an eight-time winner in Götzis and gained the Olympic title in 2021. The Canadian additionally has a greatest rating of 9018 and, now aged 36, can be eager to bounce again from an underpar efficiency in 2025 when he completed sixth.
Fellow Canadian Pierce LaPage may even be a serious contender. The 33-year-old, whose greatest is 8909, gained the world title in 2023 and Götzis in the identical season.
Look out as properly for Simon Ehammer of Switzerland, as he set a world indoor heptathlon document of 6670 in Toruń when profitable a world title earlier this yr. The 26-year-0ld additionally featured on this month’s AW journal.
The American problem is led by Heath Baldwin, Harrison Williams and Hakin McMorris.
Additional contenders embrace Karel Tilga of Estonia, Niklas Kaul of Germany and Makenson Gletty of France, whereas Lewis Church leads the British problem, though final yr’s winner, Sander Skotheim of Norway, is absent.
The heptathlon may even see a brand new champion as final yr’s winner, Anna Corridor, has pulled out. Final yr the American gained with 7032, the second highest rating in historical past, earlier than happening to win the world title in Tokyo.
Sofie Dokter of the Netherlands is the newly-crowned indoor world champion from Toruń. Final yr she took second place in Götzis with 6576 factors and completed sixth on the World Championships in Tokyo.
She is joined by fellow Dutch athlete Emma Oosterwegel, the bronze medallist from the Olympics in 2021.
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Noor Vidts, the two-time world indoor champion and bronze medal winner on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games, leads the Belgian problem and turns 30 in the course of the competitors on Could 30.
The US is represented by Taliyah Brooks, the bronze medallist from Tokyo final yr, plus Allie Jones, who completed sixth in Götzis 12 months in the past.
Watch as properly for Saga Vanninen, the 2025 world indoor champion from Finland, plus Annik Kälin of Switzerland, whereas Jade O’Dowda of Britain can be hoping to enhance her PB of 6391
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