Heartbreak for Jersey's Campbell in decathlon
Evan Campbell was barely a second into the second day of the decathlon when disaster struck
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Jersey's Evan Campbell has been disqualified from the 110m hurdles in the decathlon at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The 25-year-old clipped the first barrier and fell before rolling under the second hurdle.
He then ducked under a third barrier after getting back to his feet and was disqualified for not going over each hurdle.
Campbell finished in a time of more than 24 seconds, but was given a score of 0 points for the event , but was allowed to carry on competing in the day's final four disciplines.
Campbell has been the first-ever Jersey man to compete in a Commonwealth Games decathlon and had been 10th out of the 12 competitors at the end of the opening day.
He went on to record a season's best throw of 41.31m in the discus.