Neugebauer leads with three events to go in Olympic decathlon

Germany's Leo Neugebauer is the leader in the men's decathlon at the Paris Olympics with three events to go, reclaiming top spot with a solid discus throw after briefly dropping to third after Saturday's opening 110-metres hurdles race.

The 24-year-old who has the world's best score this season, set in winning his second consecutive NCAA title for the University of Texas, has 6 500 points after seven events.

Canada's reigning Olympic champion Damian Warner, who briefly led after a solid hurdles race, is second with 6 428, while 22-year-old Norwegian Sander Skotheim is third (6 326).

The remaining events are the pole vault, javelin and 1 500m.

The 34-year-old Warner, who became the oldest Olympic decathlon gold medallist three years ago in Tokyo, climbed from fourth to first in the 110m hurdles to kick off day two, with a time of 13.62, while Neugebauer dropped to third, with only 25 points separating the top three.

But the 24-year-old German reclaimed the lead with a throw of 53.33m in the discus, one of his strongest events, while Warner hurled it 48.68m.

Grenada's Lindon Victor let fly a 53.91m toss, the best discus throw by a decathlete in Olympic history.

The field is missing France's world record-holder Kevin Mayer and reigning world champion Pierce LePage, who both withdrew due to injuries.