The Decastar is the ending of the multi-event season on the global world for 2013. Just like Gotzis is the place you go to make a statement at the beginning of the season, Decastar has its’ traditions and history.
This year, Ashton Eaton was hurt on day one, but, the WR holder and London and Moscow champion kicked back and watched his wife, Brianne Theisen-Eaton compete in the heptathlon.
Damian Warner of Canada capped off a fine season as did Hanne Melnychenko, with her win in the heptathlon.
Decastar Poster, courtesy of Decastar Facebook site
Damian Warner and Hanna Melnychenko emerged as the winners of the 37th Decastar meeting in the French town of Talence on Sunday (15), and for the latter there was double joy as she also took first place in the 2013 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.
Warner won the Decathlon with 8161, just coming out on top against South Africa’s first day leader Willem Coertzen, who was second with 8118 after a tight battle in all five events on the second day.
To read the entire story on the IAAF site, please go to: http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/canadas-warner-and-ukraines-melnychenko-win-i
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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