Karpov prevails in Kladno

Kladno, Czech Republic–Strong headwind on Saturday and constant downpours on Sunday didn’t stop Eliška Klucinová on her way to the new Czech record of 6268 points at the TNT Fortuna Meeting in Kladno, the Czech stop of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge.  Men’s decathlon overnight leader Dmitry Karpov managed to keep his position after the second day and and tallied 8173 points, with second place going to home hero Roman Šebrle with 8097 points. This year his first position was never in danger throughout the second day. He ran 14.26 in the 110m Hurdles, and then showed his strength in the Discus Throw as the only competitor over 50 metres (51.58m). The 31-years old survived a scary moment in the Pole Vault, where he cleared 4.57m on his third attempt, but then later cleared 4.77m.   more

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