Kasyanov and Melnychenko the overnight leaders in Kladno, injuries knock out Clay and Sebrle – IAAF Combined Events Challenge
16.06.2010 World
Ukrainians hold first-day leads in both the Decathlon and Heptathlon competitions at the TNT-Fortunate Combined Events competition in Kladno, Czech Republic. The meeting is the third installment of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge.
Standing atop the Decathlon point totals after the first day is Oleksiy Kasyanov with 4451 points, with an advantage of 76 points over Jamie Adjetey-Nelson of Canada. Forging a lead in the first event of the day, the 100m, the fourth placer in last year’s Berlin World Championships relinquished the overall top spot only once during the session—and that by only two points after the High Jump. Otherwise, he was always in control.
The Heptathlon midway leader is Hanna Melnychenko with 3666 points, a 59-point bulge over Eliska Klucinova of the Czech Republic. Melnychenko moved to the front after the day’s second event, the High Jump, and never surrendered her lead after that.
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