LONDON — The Latest from the world championships (all times local): ___ 12:55 p.m. Rico Freimuth closed in on decathlon leader Kevin Mayer by producing the longest throw in the discus at the world championships. Mayer had a throw of 47.14 meters and leads with 6,296 points after seven events, but Freimuth set a mark of 51.17 to close within 24 points of the leader in the 10-event competition. Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine was in third position with 6,095 points.  |