Canada’s decathlete Damian Warner overcomes virus to sit 4th after 5 events
LONDON — It was 48 hours that Damian Warner should have spent taking care of his body and mind ahead of his gold-medal chase.
Instead, he was curled up in his hotel bed, quarantined for two days as he fought off the ravages of a stomach virus that has swept through the Canadian team’s hotel.
Now, barely two days since his quarantine ended, the reigning world silver medallist is remarkably within striking distance of a medal in the decathlon at the world track and field championships, sitting fourth after Day 1.
“I have a good team around me so they try to reaffirm that everything’s going to be OK and I can work through it,” said Warner.