London’s Damian Warner in fourth after Day 1 in Paris [Video]

Damian Warner believes it’s better to be the hunter than the prey heading into Day 2 of the Olympic decathlon.

The London, Ont., native finished the first of two days of the decathlon in fourth place on Friday at Stade de France with 4,561 points after five events.

Germany’s Leo Neugebauer holds the top spot on the leaderboard with 4,650 points, with Puerto Rico’s Ayden Owens-Delerme (4,608) and Norway’s Sander Skotheim (4,588) right behind.

“You either have a feeling of catching up or a feeling of kind of fending off all the competitors,” he said. “Both positions have a pressure but it’s a lot easier to be the chaser than be the person in the front.”

“I’m a chaser tomorrow, I start off with my strongest event, the hurdles. Just gotta come out strong and go from there.”

Day 2 will begin Saturday morning with the 110-metre hurdles and end …