Ashton & Brianne, Team Eaton to compete in Portland 2016, from EME News (sources:SI.com)

Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Ashton Eaton, A Day in the Life, by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images for IAAF

PORTLAND (USA): Both Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton plan to compete in the multi events at the 2016 World Indoors, report SI. Eaton, has confirmed in early December that he wanted to defend his World Indoor heptathlon title. Now, Ashton and Brianne have accepted IAAF invitations to compete at the event, which will be held in Portland. Ashton said that the will try to break his world record at the championships. In total 12 athletes will be invited to both men heptathlon and women pentathlon.

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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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