Pierce LePage has one more mountain to climb, one more goal to reach. The Whitby, Ont., native made history on Saturday, striking gold in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships.
The Whitby, Ont., native made history on Saturday, striking gold in the men's decathlon at the World Athletics Championships. He became the first Canadian to win a world title in the event.
While LePage views the added attention he will get ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics as a"motivator", he says it's just a matter of continuing to put it all together. "I feel like it's creeping in a little more and more," he said."I guess what I actually did, where it's like, 'Yeah I won, but it was also sixth all-time score, second best at the championships.'
"Definitely eating junk food and sleeping and playing video games and not have to run around a track and do 10 events," he said."I cherish my off-season and my off time, so just making the most of that."He finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 dealing with a torn patella in his right knee. He hurt his shoulder in the long jump and his knee in the high jump on Day 1. He also pulled a hamstring in the 110-metre hurdles — where he took the lead for good on Day 2 — with four events to follow.While he refers to the last 13 months as"vindication" — winning silver at last year's worlds, his Hypo Meeting victory and this year's world title — he describes his entire journey to this point as a"roller-coaster.
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