(From L) Germany's Niklas Kaul, Switzerland's Leon Krummenacher, Lithuania's Edgaras Benkunskas, Sweden's Emil Uhlin, France's Antoine Ferranti, Czech Republic's Ondrej Kopecky and Estonia's Johannes Erm compete in the men's decathlon 100m heat 1 during the European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on August 12, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)