Warner withdrew from the decathlon Saturday after a major misstep in its pole vault event which saw him drop to 18th place with a high point deficit
Damian Warner of Canada reacts after missing attempts during the men's decathlon pole vault event at the Stade de France on Aug. 3, 2024.Shortly after losing at the previous Summer Olympics to Damian Warner , France’s Kevin Mayer defined what they both do for a living.On Sunday, after he’d no-heighted in the pole vault the day before, Warner tried to explain that ethos himself. He’d failed to make a single jump, toppling out of a medal spot and then dropping out of the competition.
In hindsight, he said he should have changed to a shorter pole, but he didn’t do that. Then the opportunity was gone.At this point, 24 hours had passed. In the totality of an Olympics, Warner’s disappointment will not make much of an impression. Plenty of people are disappointed here. Winners get to talk about winning forever, but losers only get one chance.
“I don’t think that’s fair,” he said. “I didn’t perform well on that day, and I have to suffer the consequences.”You don’t see much obvious pain at the Olympics, but no one you’re watching on TV would be here without an absolute ton of it.
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