Decathlon star Leo Neugebauer didn’t get off to the best start at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. After a bumpy start in which he slipped, the world champion ran 10.90 seconds over 100 meters. After a few meters he even had to leave his path with his right foot, but he didn’t hinder anyone. The Olympic silver medalist in Paris is ninth in his European Championship debut after the first discipline.

Former world and European champion Niklas Kaul began his unloved first day with a season’s best of 11.23 seconds. This puts him in 20th place. The third German participant Amadeus Gr盲ber is in third place after 10.79 seconds.

The best decathlete over 100 meters was Nino Portmann. The Swiss ran 10.69 seconds.

By Editor