Liam Belo Da Silva was aiming for first place ahead of the decathlon at the Junior World Championships in the USA. On Sunday morning, it was clear that the Växjö talent would take home the gold medal - and at the same time set a new Swedish junior record with 8,112 points.
There was a lot of pain but I held on, he tells Swedish Athletics .
Belo Da Silva won the discus, throwing 51.95 in the second round - just over five meters further than the runner-up. After the final event, the 1,500 metres, the gold was secured, and Belo Da Silva became Sweden's first junior world champion in the combined events since 2002.
Fifth place went to AIK's David Berglund with 7,700 points.
