– A great time. It’s press with a sea, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post after Sander Skotheim sprinted to 47.03 in the 400 meter race in the decathlon. And Markus Rooth followed close behind with 47.69. The Norwegians both cheered for solid personal records in a lap around the Olympic stadium. IMPRESSED: Sander Skotheim celebrates after a personal record in the 400 metres. Photo: Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters – It was brutal, says Skotheim to news after the race. He opened so hard that he thought he had ruined the race after 200 meters. But it was only in the last 50 meters that it stopped completely. And then it was a personal record by half a second. – We have two men who can be in the medal fight all the way in, says Post after the race. STRONG DUO: Sander Skotheim first over the finish line in the heat. Markus Rooth further back in the picture. Both ran to personal bests. Photo: Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters And not least, Markus Rooth finally beat his father and coach Espen Rooth in the 400 meters. – Finally you can stop fussing about his presser, says Markus Rooth. He has heard it after the father drew a barrage of laughter in last year’s WC, when the son did not take his press in the 400 metres. The seven best overall in the decathlon Leo Neugebauer – 4650 points Ayden Owens-Delerme – 4608 points Sander Skotheim – 4588 points Damian Warner – 4561 points Johannes Erm – 4510 points Lindon Victor – 4463 points Markus Rooth – 4459 points Saturday it will all be decided. The first competition is the 110 meter hurdles. And now the Norwegian boys are in the medal race before the last day of the decathlon. Skotheim is in 3rd place. Rooth is in 7th place. Long out The atmosphere was ecstatic compared to the altitude competition. It was a huge setback for Rooth. – What the hell? It ruins the whole competition. Decathlon champion Markus Rooth was clearly pissed off after tearing for the third time in 2.02 in the high part of the decathlon competition. Because after a dream start to the decathlon, things fell apart for the Norwegian after exiting the high-altitude competition. He vented his frustration in a meeting with father and coach Espen Rooth, where news’s camera was positioned close by. Markus Rooth reacts during the height competition. He was frustrated with the track tyre. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB – The problem is that I don’t dare to bet, because I know that if I start as I did at first, I will slip. You can’t make a cover with a course where you destroy the course in the set, says Rooth addressing his father before adding: – In an Olympics, it’s amateurish, really! news has submitted Rooth’s criticism to the IOC without receiving an answer so far. Moderated the criticism After the 400 metres, however, Rooth tried to moderate himself. He explained that on two occasions he made a several centimeter-long gash in the track surface in the run-up to height. – There are a lot of emotions. I’m not very good at having a filter, says Rooth to news. He pointed out that he did not mean to say anything mean against the organizer. – In terms of amateurs, maybe wrong, says Rooth, who believes that emotions spoke more than reason. HAPPY: Sander Skotheim sees opportunities in the medal match when the competition ends on Saturday. Photo: Matthias Schrader / AP Sander Skotheim stood with 2.11 in the height competition. He finished second. Skotheim is now second overall, 95 points behind leader Leo Neugebauer. Rooth is down to 7th place after the height part of the decathlon. Before day two, Skotheim assesses the medal match as follows: – Looks possible. But there are many who do well here. I think we probably have to continue with this level, both me and Markus to assert ourselves, says Skotheim to news. Ahead of a personal record The Norwegians also had a dream start to the competition, which spans two days. – He is guaranteed a solid and approved result in an exercise in which he has the potential to lose points. That’s what news’s athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal said about Sander Skotheim in the shot put competition. With the shock, he secured a good lead on his Norwegian record in the decathlon. Rooth was also then ahead of his personal record. DAMAGE LIMITATION: Sander Skotheim suffered a bullet impact which meant that he is still in the medal race. Photo: BEN STANSALL / AFP Markus Rooth supported 15.25 metres, while Sander Skotheim supported himself up to 14.31 meters in the last attempt. Remaining exercises in the decathlon These exercises remain from the decathlon: Friday 2 August: 18.00: High jump 20.50: 400 meters Saturday 3 August: 10.05: 110 meters hurdles 10.55: Discus 13.40: Pole vault 19.10: Javelin throw 21.45: 1500 meters Gliding to a personal record I the first two exercises went even better for the Norwegian women’s tyke fighters. – What a jump in the first half by Sander Skotheim, Rodal exclaimed. In his first jump, Sander Skotheim set a personal record with a length of 8.03 metres. It also holds a provisional lead in the long jump. It is the first time Skotheim has broken the 8-metre barrier, his previous record was 7.94 metres. Skotheim won the long competition and Markus Rooth was number 3. Markus Rooth jumped 7.80 meters in his last jump. If the two Norwegian chess champions continue to perform as well as in the first exercises, they are on schedule to reach over 8,700 points. – Medals have been won for those results in the past, says news’s athletics commentator Jann Post. RECORD: Sander Skotheim set a personal record in the long jump with 8.03 metres. Photo: Dylan Martinez / Reuters Kick start In the 100 meters, Markus Rooth and Sander Skotheim took first and second place respectively in their heat on Friday morning. Rooth cruised to victory in a new personal best of 10.71 – ten hundredths better than his match best time. – It is the best opening Rooth could get, says Post. PANGSTART: Markus Rooth had a strong start to the decathlon at the Olympics. Photo: NTB Just behind followed the other Norwegian hope, Sander Skotheim, in a time of 10.78. Two hundredths behind his personal record. In the other two heats, however, they went quite a bit faster, with Canadian star Damian Warner being the fastest at 10.25. After the first of ten exercises, Rooth is number 14 overall, while Skotheim is in 16th place. In the EC in June, Skotheim set a Norwegian record and took EC silver, Markus Rooth unfortunately had to break that time. You can follow the athletics on news TV, as well as listen to it on news Sport. Published 02.08.2024, at 10.35 Updated 02.08.2024, at 22.12
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