World Championships 2025 Decathlon preview
If the women’s heptathlon offered us a clear favourite for the gold medal, then the World Championships’ men’s decathlon feels much more like a “pick’n’mix” selection, where multiple combinations of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Review: EU23 Championships decathlon – The Age of Rootheim
Spare a thought for the poor Norwegian decathlon record. Since 2018, the record had been minding its own business, under the responsible stewardship of Martin Roe. It hadn’t been disturbed…