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Decathlon world record set by Kevin Mayer

Mayer told the IAAF post-race, "I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. I couldn’t cry. I don’t have any more tears left because I was crying so much before the 1500m.”

Two world records were broken on Sunday, September 17th. Eliud Kipchoge set the world record in the marathon, running a shocking 2:01:39. Hours after that record was set, Kevin Mayer of France followed in the decathlon, scoring 9,126 points and breaking Ashton Eaton’s former record by 81 points. The record was set at the Décastar meet in Talence, France. 

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Mayer told the IAAF post-race, “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. I couldn’t cry. I don’t have any more tears left because I was crying so much before the 1,500m.”

Mayer achieved personal bests in three of the 10 events. He’s the reigning world champion, and was second to Eaton at the 2016 Olympics. 

His score breakdown is as follows:

Day 1 (4563 points)
100 meters: 10.55 (PR)
Long jump: 7.80 meters (PR)
Shot put: 16.00 meters
High jump: 2.05 meters
400 meters: 48.42

Day 2 (4563 points)
110-meter hurdles: 13.75
Discus: 50.54 meters
Pole vault: 5.45 meters
Javelin: 71.90 meters (PR)
1500 meters: 4:36.11

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Since the 2016 Olympics, Eaton and his wife, Brianne Theisen-Eaton have both retired from professional athletics. Both Olympics medallists in the multi-events, the Eatons said after Rio, that they had achieved everything they wanted to in sport. Since retirement, the couple has adopted a puppy, and Theisen-Eaton tried her hand at the marathon, finishing in under four hours in her first attempt. 

 

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