From his perch as the newly\u002Dcrowned king of Olympic decathlon, Warner was wondering aloud what some of the up\u002Dand comers might be capable of
“The points calculator is kind of a curse, you know?” Warner said with a smile. “It’s one of those things that is so addicting and the more and more I do it … You just keep putting these dumb numbers into the calculator, and it’s like, ‘What if I do this? Would this be possible? Would this be possible?’ ”From his perch as the newly-crowned king of Olympic decathlon, Warner was wondering aloud what some of the up-and comers might be capable of.
“I was telling some people, I’m happy that I got my chance at an Olympic gold medal now, because I’m 31 years old now — I’m an old guy — and you have guys like Ashley and Pierce coming up, and they are just incredible,” Warner said, then zeroing his focus on LePage. “I mean, you don’t have too many guys that are 6-foot-8 that can run 10.3 and pole vault 5.30 metres and have arms down to the ground.
LePage, however, is a name to know for Paris 2024. Warner talked excitedly about his own future, too, so fans in Canada can perhaps dream about a decathlon double.
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