Preview: 2023 European U23 decathlon, Espoo
“I think my age group is one of the best in history.” Those were the words of the 2021 World U20 bronze medallist Jose San Pastor of Spain about his…
Preview: Heptathlon, European Indoors, Istanbul
The second preview of events this weekend in the Atakoy Arena in Istanbul: the men’s heptathlon. Kevin Mayer is the obvious choice for favourite, and fully fit and in form…
Rankings Analysis: 7 February 2023
This series of posts provides an analysis of key developments in the world rankings for combined events, and in qualification for major championships. You can read a full description of…
Preview: Tallinn Combined Events, 4-5 February 2023
After an exciting competition last weekend in Clermont Ferrand and a WTF performance from Kyle Garland, we move onto Tallinn for the annual Combined Events meeting. This year our Estonian…
Review: World Championships decathlon, Eugene 2022
In a field that included the Olympic champion, the world champion and the world record holder, in the home of Ashton Eaton’s first world record a decade earlier in 2012,…
Review: Multistars 2022
MULTISTARS REVIEW 2022 At the Multistars meeting in Grosseto on the weekend of 30 April and 1 May, European U20 medallists of 2019 graduated to break their national records, Italy’s…
Review: 2021 European U20 Decathlon, Tallinn
100M The first man to cross the line in the 2021 European U20 decathlon was Sweden’s Jacob Thelander in a huge PB of 11.09 in Heat 1 of the 100m,…
Preview: 2021 European U20 Championships, Tallinn
Estonia, spiritual home of decathlon, where Janek Õiglane is on the commemorative stamp to celebrate the championships; where 2000 Olympic champion Erki Nool presented the medals to the European U23…