World champion Kaul gets out during decathlon and has to worry about EM

World champion Niklas Kaul had to accept a large damper in the first decathlon qualification for the World and European Championships in Ratingen on Saturday. The 24-year-old Mainz broke off the competition because of a feeling of dizziness. He started over 400 meters, but stopped after a few meters. Former World Cup third Kai Kazmirek (LG Rhein-Wied) also got out shortly after the start of the last discipline of the first day of the competition because he was not satisfied with his performance.

• problems in the neck area trigger headaches and dizziness
• EHAMMER leads after day one
• Schäfer strong daily runner

problems in the neck area trigger headaches and dizziness

"I had a really headache and dizziness," said Kaul disappointed. The problems in the neck area had already occurred after the 100-meter run, the first discipline. From then on, he had fought his way through the disciplines.

As a defending champion, Kaul has a wildcard for the World Cup from July 15th to 24th in Eugene/Oregon, but has to surpass the EM standard of 8100 points in order to be able to compete in Munich in mid-August. He left open whether he will take a new attempt at the meeting in Götzis in Austria in the Austrian Götzis meeting in three weeks. The 31 -year -old Kazmirek, on the other hand, wants to compete in Götzis

EHAMMER leads after day one

Simon Ehammer showed an outstanding performance on the first day. The Swiss took the lead with 4583 points and shone in the long jump: at 8.30 meters he set up a world best within a decathlon. The Dormagener Nico Becker with 4320 points came in second place

Schäfer strong daily runner

"Full power ahead," was Carolin Schäfer's motto at the first qualification for World Cup and EM. With 3643 points, the Olympic seventh ended the first four disciplines as a daily runner-up. The top position conquered the Leverkusener Sophie Weißenberger with 3696 points. In order to be able to start at the World Cup and EM, 6420 points must be exceeded; With 6250 points you only get the starting right for the European home title fights in Munich.