In the men’s decathlon, Simon Ehammer set a new best first ‐day total (4762 p), establishing a clear lead after an exceptional long jump performance of 8. 51m. He maintained his advantage through the second day with solid performances
The Commonwealth Games is a unique, friendly, world class, multi-sports Games, which is held once every four years. 19th Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India.
With a brilliant, well-balanced performance across the competition, Ashton Eaton took decathlon gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, scoring 8809 points.