Doha (AFP)
Germany's Niklas Kaul was crowned world cup champion at the Doha World Athletics Championships on Thursday night after the defending Frenchman, Kevin Mayer, was injured earlier in the day.
After Mayer, who had to give up, tears in his eyes, at the time of the pole vault due to injuries to the right knee and left Achilles tendon after he had taken the head, all is played on the 1500 m. Before this final event, three competitors stood in 19 points.
The German, only third before the start, flew over this race, which finished first with 15 seconds ahead of the Estonian Maicel Uibo, leading the standings before the start. He finished with 8691 points, personal best, while his pursuer totals 8604 points.
Canadian Damian Warner, second before the start, had previously taken his two opponents, but was the first to crack. He finished third (8529 pts) overall and took his third world medal after silver in Beijing in 2015 and bronze in Moscow two years earlier.
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