2025 Götzis Decathlon Preview
The fiftieth anniversary edition of the Götzis Hypomeeting this weekend brings together familiar faces and new decathlon talent, 9000-point legends with 8000-point first timers, global medallists, and new graduates from…
European Indoors Pentathlon Preview, Apeldoorn 2025
While the European Indoor championships heptathlon on Friday and Saturday was a rematch between the three world indoor medallists, in Sunday’s pentathlon we will have a fresh dynamic. New favourites,…
The Rematch: European Indoors Heptathlon Preview, Apeldoorn 2025
THE REMATCH This time last year in Glasgow, three decathletes of Europe were locked in battle for the world heptathlon title. Simon Ehammer of Switzerland, Sander Skotheim of Norway and…
Preview: Tallinn pentathlon, 2025
This weekend, another four are competing in the Tallinn combined events meeting: world indoor silver medallist Saga Vanninen of Finland, Yuliya Loban of Ukraine, Bianca Salming of Sweden, and Paulina…
Tallinn heptathlon, Day 1: on European record watch
“I thought the 60m was faster” said World and European Indoor silver medallist Sander Skotheim, ruefully, after the first event at the Tallinn combined events meeting this weekend. “But if…
Tallinn Heptathlon Preview, 2025
Hot on the heels of the X-Athletics meeting in Clermont Ferrand last weekend, the next stop on the World Athletics Combined Events tour is the Tallinn Combined Events meeting on…
2025 Decathlon Calendar
The Decathletes of Europe 2025 Decathlon Calendar is here! Check out the 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 editions here. Thank you to the photographers who provided permission to use their…
Women’s Decathlon World Championships, Geneva, Ohio
As the Olympic decathlon draws to a conclusion in Paris on Saturday 3rd August, four thousand miles away in Geneva, Ohio another decathlon championships has begun – an inaugural World…
Preview: Olympic decathlon, Paris 2024
It’s going to take 9000 points to win the Olympic decathlon. Since Leo Neugebauer broke Jürgen Hingsen’s German decathlon record in June last year. Since Pierce LePage scored within 100…
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…