Kendell Williams is in third place in the heptathlon and Garrett Scantling is in fifth in the decathlon with both multi-events winding down in Tokyo, Japan, at the Olympics in Olympic Stadium Wednesday.
Williams moved from fifth to third on the second session of events, has 5,642 points and is a single point ahead of the fourth-place competitor with only the 800-meter run to go (8:30 a.m. ET Thursday). Scantling continued to hold the top American spot in fifth (7,026) and has a pair of events (javelin, 1500m) to go starting at 6:15 a.m. Thursday.
This was the sixth of 10 days of track and field events (Athletics) as the Games continue.