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    World Athletics C'ships: Exhausted Neugebauer fights through pain to win decathlon gold
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    World Athletics C'ships: Exhausted Neugebauer Fights Through Pain To Win Decathlon Gold

    By IANS News September 21, 2025 • 23:10 PM View: 1169
    World Athletics Championships: It took a while for Leo Neugebauer to rise and cover the short distance to the stands at Japan's National Stadium in Tokyo. For several moments, the 25-year-old German lay motionless on the rain-soaked track after completing the decathlon's final discipline, the 1,500 meters - the run that sealed his gold medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.

    Officials brought out a wheelchair as the 2024 Olympic silver medalist appeared unable to move. But Neugebauer forced himself back to his feet. "I never felt as bad as after this last run, but I didn't want to leave the track in a wheelchair," he said.

    His time of 4 minutes, 31.89 seconds gave him a total of 8,804 points, edging Puerto Rico's Ayden Owens-Delerme (8,784) and American Kyle Garland (8,703). Former world champion Niklas Kaul of Germany placed fourth.

    TAGS Exhausted Neugebauer World Athletics Championships World Athletics Leo Neugebauer National Stadium Puerto Rico Ayden Owens American Kyle Garland Niklas Kaul Jim Garnham Los Angeles Olympics
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