Rankings, Ratingen and US trials preview: decathlon
In Olympic year, the route to Paris can take many different paths. There are those who have qualified automatically with an Olympic standard, and who do not need to go…
Preview: Euro Champs decathlon, Rome 2024
In Olympic year, the European Championships decathlon in Rome brings the decathletes of Europe together in a reprise of the great battles of the last five years. More lies ahead,…
“We cannot have preferences for specific athletes and federations,” says European Athletics, as they grant a special wildcard for Kevin Mayer and the French Federation
“We cannot have preferences for specific athletes and federations.” European Athletics has told heptathletes, who have missed out on qualification and selection for the European Championships in Rome due to…
Preview: Götzis 2024
“If I had to choose between my wedding and Götzis,” said world decathlon bronze medallist Lindon Victor, “I’m going to choose Götzis. That’s how much I love it here.” There…
Review: World Indoors pentathlon, Glasgow 2024
Since January, the Glasgow pentathlon had been all about Maria. Her world lead of 4728 might have been no higher than the best global mark ahead of the previous World…
Preview: World Indoor Championships Heptathlon, Glasgow 2024
SIMON EHAMMER, SWITZERLAND As the eleven decathletes line up for the start of the heptathlon at the World Indoors in Glasgow this weekend, all eyes will be on Simon Ehammer…
Preview: 2024 Tallinn Combined Events Meeting
On Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th February 2024 the second World Combined Events Tour meeting of the year takes place at Lasnamäe Indoor Arena in Tallinn, Estonia. Like X-Athletics in…
PREVIEW: X-ATHLETICS, CLERMONT FERRAND, 2024
“Indoors it’s a completely different beast,” said Ash Moloney after winning bronze in his first ever heptathlon, at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade in 2022. “I reckon it’s more…
Preview: England Athletics Championships 2024, Sheffield
This weekend, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th January, the England Athletics Combined Events championships in “short track” heptathlon and pentathlon return to the EIS in Sheffield. Much has happened in…
Progress on field sizes for 2025 World Indoors
Over two years after Fredrik Samuelsson first wrote to World Athletics, there is finally some cause for hope on combined events field sizes at world indoor and world outdoor championships.…