Athletics
Medal Moment
Athletics: Markus Rooth (NOR) wins decathlon
So with a lead of 16 points, Norway’s Markus Rooth knows exactly what he has to do to to beat Leo Neugebauer of Germany: finish ahead in the 1500m.
And he does exactly that! It’s a tense wait for the official final standings to pop up on the scoreboard, but when Rooth sees it, he jumps for joy.
Rooth wins gold with 8796 points, a new Norwegian national record, from Neugebauer on 8748. Lindon Victor wins bronze in a Grenadian national record 8711.