- A really nice competition I am very happy with the result, says Marcus to Decathletes of Europe on Instagram.

The series is only five points away from personal best four years ago.

- It went worse than I had hoped in javelin so I really had to pull myself together at 1500 meters.

Five more points would have been nice, but the most important thing was that I passed the European Championship qualifying limit.

Nilsson is eleven in Europe with his result from Tenerife.

The European Championships take place in Munich 15-21 August.