Olympic bronze medallist Damian Warner of Canada broke his own 100 metres decathlon world record ©Getty Images

Olympic bronze medallist Damian Warner of Canada broke his own 100 metres decathlon world record as he finished the opening day at the Götzis Hypo-Meeting in Austria in pole position.

The double World Championships medallist clocked 10.12sec, the fastest time recorded in a 100m race at a decathlon event.

Warner has a total of 4,596 points at the halfway stage, a lead of 160 over nearest challenger Ashley Moloney of Australia.

Germany's Kai Kazmirek occupies third place having amassed 4,835 points.

Warner, who set a Canadian best total of 8,795 points at last year's corresponding meeting, will be aiming to seal another major victory when the final five events are held tomorrow.

Indoor specialist Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads the way in the heptathlon ©Getty Images
Indoor specialist Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads the way in the heptathlon ©Getty Images

In the heptathlon, Britain’s world indoor and European indoor champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads the way after the opening four events.

The Briton produced the best efforts in the high jump and 200m – 1.95m and 21.32, respectively – to end the day on 4,034 points.

Johnson-Thompson has the advantage over the American pair of Kendell Williams and Erica Bougard.

Williams sits second on 3,857 points, with Bougard not far behind on 3,809.

Johnson-Thompson's team-mate Niamh Emerson was forced to withdraw after two events after she aggravated a knee injury.

The competition is part of the International Association of Athletics Federations Combined Events Challenge series.