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Canadians Damian Warner and Pierce LePage both got off to a strong start at the Hypo Meeting decathlon in Götzis, Austria, on Saturday.
The meet kicked off with the 100-metre sprint, where Warner had the fastest time out of all competitors, finishing in 10.28 seconds. That result garnered him 1,028 points. LePage was fifth overall in the 100 with a time of 10.54, for a total of 966 points in the opening event.
Warner, of London, Ont., won Olympic gold in the decathlon in 2021 and is a eight-time winner at the Hypo Meeting, but the 36-year-old finished sixth in 2025.
LePage, of Whitby, Ont., is the 2023 world champion and won the Hypo Meeting title that same year. The 30-year-old was forced to withdraw from last year’s event after suffering an injury in the hurdles.
The remainder of Saturday’s events include the long jump, shot put, high jump, and 400m. The decathlon wraps up on Sunday with the final five events: 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1,500m.
Outside of the Olympics and world championships, the Hypo Meeting is the biggest multi-event competition in the world.
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