Niklas Kaul shines with best performance at the decathlon meeting in Götzis!

Niklas Kaul shines with best performance at the decathlon meeting in Götzis!

At the all-around meeting in Götzis, Niklas Kaul, the 27-year-old ex-world champion, once again presented himself impressively. With 8575 points, he secured third place and scored with the Swiss Simon Ehammer. The event, which took place on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the meeting, was dominated by Sander Skotheim from Norway. Skotheim, who started the day after his 23rd birthday, set up one of the best results in the history of the decathlon with 8909 points. Kyle Garland from the USA followed him with 8626 points, while Leo Neugebauer, the German record holder, took fifth place with 8555 points. Neugebauer exceeded the German record with 8961 points in 2023 and won silver at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Kaul continues to strive to exceed his personal best of 8691 points from his 2019 World Cup in Doha. In the first day of the competition, he showed the best performance of his career with 4257 points, almost 100 points above his previous level. However, he got stuck in the pole vault at 4.80 meters. As a compensation, he was able to win the javelin throw at 72.13 meters and triumphed in the final 1500-meter run with a time of 4: 16.41 minutes. These results show that Kaul is clearly on the way to a possible best performance.

strong competition and anniversary meeting

The decathlon, a prestigious discipline of athletics, comprises a total of ten individual competitions and is held for over two days. The disciplines are divided into running, throwing and jumping competitions, whereby the points are converted in every area depending on the world record performance. At international championships, the decathlon is traditionally only held by male athletes, while women compete in the heptathlon, which is the main difference between the categories. The decathlon is considered the royal discipline of athletics and the meeting in Götzis is a recognized highlight of the season.

results at a glance

The next big challenge for the decathlon and all -rounders will soon be pending: The World Championships in Tokyo, which will take place on September 20 and 21, 2023, are closer and promise exciting competitions among the best athletes.

Another highlight in Götzis was the heptathlon of women, which Anna Hall won from the USA with 7032 points, setting up a new world record for the 800-meter run within a heptathlon. Together with her performance, she is in a row with the best athletes in history.