1 August 2024 at 18:40 The world record holder misses the decathlon with injury World record holder and home favorite Kevin Mayer misses the decathlon in the Olympics due to injury, the French Olympic committee says. Mayer, who has two Olympic silver medals, will not get the chance to top it with gold on home soil. The reason is a hamstring injury he sustained during the Diamond League event in Paris on July 7. The injury occurred during the 110 meter hurdles in an admitted competition with three exercises. – It will be a miracle if I can compete in the Olympics, said the 32-year-old with blank eyes at a press conference recently. On Thursday, it became clear that the miracle has not happened. Mayer is a two-time decathlon world champion. He set the world record of 9126 points in 2018. Markus Rooth and Sander Skotheim are Norwegian participants in the decathlon, which begins on Friday and ends on Saturday. (© NTB)
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