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Decathlon ( French pronunciation: [dekatlɔ̃]) is a French sporting goods retailer. With over 2,080 stores in 69 countries and regions (2023), [ 1] it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. [ 5][ 6] The company manages the research, design, production, logistics and distribution of its products in-house; partners with global ...
High jump. South Asian Games. 2016 Guwahati/Shillong. High jump. Commonwealth Youth Games. 2015 Apia. High jump. Tejaswin Shankar (born 21 December 1998) is an Indian athlete who competes in the decathlon event. He holds the high jump national record of 2.29 metres set in April 2018.
The following are the national records in athletics in India. Some of the records are maintained by Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Outdoor times for track races between 200 meters to 10,000 meters are set on 400-meter unbanked tracks. Indoor marks are established on 200-meter tracks, whether banked or unbanked.
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word " pentathlon ", from Greek δέκα ( déka , meaning "ten") and ἄθλος ( áthlos , or ἄθλον, áthlon , meaning "contest" or "prize").
Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who holds the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point barrier in the decathlon, with 9,039 points, a score he bettered on August 29, 2015, when he beat his own world record with a score of 9,045 points ...
The current world record holder is French national Kevin Mayer with 9126 points. Over the years, athletes have become bigger, stronger and faster, leading some to score more points. The first world record in the women's decathlon was recognized by the IAAF in 2004. As of 21 June 2009, two world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
Bharatinder Singh (born 23 October 1988) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in decathlon. Bharatinder set the Indian National record of 7,658 points during the 51st National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championship held in Bangalore on 12 June 2011. [1] He broke Jora Singh 's previous mark of 7,502 points ...
Jora Singh (born 1 January 1979) is an Indian track and field athlete from Haryana who specializes in the decathlon. Jora held the Indian National record of 7502 points set during the Federation Cup held in New Delhi on 2 March 2006 before being broken by Bharatinder Singh in 2011. [1] [2] [3] He broke Kulwinder Singh 's previous mark of 7325 ...