Czech Tomaš Dvorak, triple Decathlon World Champion and Mikk Pahapill, European Indoor Champion from Estonia on the line of finish in 110m hurdles. Who is the winner this time? This was Talence 2005 Decastar competition and Tomaš Dvorak won. His time was 14,67 whlie Mikk Pahapill run 14,68. Dvorak’s total score 7996 points was narrowly better than Pahapill’s 7994. Oh, history!
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person