Review: Ultimate Garden Clash - Decathlon Edition“Yes, I’m ready,” said Kevin Mayer, squinting in the blazing sun of Montpellier. “I don’t know what for, but I’m ready.” The decathlon world record holder, the decathlon world champion and the decathlon world silver medallist came together for the… Jun 08 20June 08, 2020Article at Decathlonpedia
Doha 2019: ReviewDoha, Qatar, 2 October 2019. The World Championships decathlon we had been waiting for all year. It was finally here. Just a few minutes ahead of the 100m, the first casualty of the competition was announced. Tim Duckworth had experienced hip flexor… Oct 06 19October 06, 2019Article at Decathlonpedia
Thorpe Cup 2019: Review“There are two numbers you need to remember,” Zehnkampfteam President Paul Meier told the athletes, their families and friends on Friday night. “If you add together all the Thorpe Cup heptathlon event records, you get 7000 points. If you add together… Sep 17 19September 17, 2019Article at Decathlonpedia
European U23s Gävle 2019: Review“All things being equal, we can hope for an epic battle between Johannes Erm and Niklas Kaul”. It was indeed the epic battle to end all epic battles at the European Under 23 Championships in Gävle. Ahead of the competition, the shape of the two days… Jul 16 19July 16, 2019Article at Decathlonpedia
Ratingen 2019: ReviewAs Ratingen welcomed us for the annual Mehrkampf-Meeting, this far into the 2019 decathlon season we’ve pretty much seen everyone and got a sense of form - from as far back as Jorge Ureña’s Indoor world lead in Valencia in December, to the last few… Jul 03 19July 03, 2019Article at Decathlonpedia
Olympic standard for Kazmirek and Austrian record for Preiner in RatingenKai Kazmirek in the decathlon javelin in Ratingen (© Gladys Chai von der Laage) Kai Kazmirek charged into day two of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge meeting in Ratingen the same way he left day one: at full speed, towards a second World… Jun 30 19June 30, 2019Article at worldathletics.org
Kazmirek and Preiner the overnight leaders in RatingenIn the sunshine of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in Ratingen, German’s Kai Kazmirek was in superb form, less than 100 points behind his score from Rio at the end of day one and entertaining his home crowd with a lifetime best long jump, and a… Jun 29 19June 29, 2019Article at worldathletics.org
Décastar 2019: ReviewA guy with a French name won the 2019 Décastar decathlon in Talence, but it wasn’t the French guy we were expecting. Pierce LePage continued his excellent form so far this season and won the event with 8453 points, taking him to third on the 2019… Jun 26 19June 26, 2019Article at Decathlonpedia
Hypomeeting Götzis 2019: ReviewThe magicians of the track and field pulled rabbits out of hats, sawed poles in half, made world-bests disappear before our eyes, and pulled the lucky Doha and Tokyo aces from the pack of cards. The magic of Götzis had returned to the Mösle Stadium.… May 30 19May 30, 2019Article at Decathlonpedia
Johnson-Thompson climbs world all-time list while Warner sets the standard for 2019 in GötzisKatarina Johnson-Thompson in the heptathlon javelin at the Hypomeeting in Gotzis (© Jean-Pierre Durand) Overnight leaders Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Damian Warner held on to their pole positions at the 45th Hypomeeting in Götzis on Sunday (26),… May 26 19May 26, 2019Article at worldathletics.org
Johnson-Thompson and Warner reinforce dominance with overnight leads in GötzisDamian Warner in the decathlon high jump at the Hypomeeting in Gotzis (© Jean-Pierre Durand) Rain was predicted for the 45th Hypo Meeting in Götzis, and the weather held until the early afternoon. But there was lightning on the track at the Mösle… May 25 19May 25, 2019Article at worldathletics.org
Multistars 2019: ReviewThe roll of honour at the Multistars meeting over the last 32 editions includes famous winners such as Robert Zmelik, Dmitriy Karpov, Andrei Krauchanka and Eelco Sintnicolaas. This weekend Jan Doležal became the first name on that list to win the… May 04 19May 04, 2019Article at Decathlonpedia
