As previews were written, predictions penned and entry lists confirmed in the run up to the World Championships in Doha in October, my inbox was full of messages containing one question. “But where’s Johannes Erm??” Where was Erm? The 21-year-old is by no means a new name to decathlon fans. The huge level of interest…
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Niklas Kaul: “Once you’re doing decathlon, you don’t want to do anything else”
This article was first published on the IAAF website on 1 August 2019. This time last year Niklas Kaul received an unexpected phone call. It was a call that, a week later, resulted in him competing in his first major international championship decathlon at senior level. The World bronze medallist Kai Kazmirek was injured and…