This poem is a vivid, almost breathless journey through the ten events of the decathlon, describing each discipline in energetic, sensory detail - from explosive sprints and powerful throws to gravity-defying jumps and grueling runs.

The supreme athletics event tests the mind and body over ten events. Athletes will compete against one another and the scoring table.

Dennis Leyckes - World U20 Champion in men's decathlon in Santiago 2000

Multistars 1998 was part of the newly launched IAAF Combined Events Challenge, making Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8034 points especially noteworthy.

Multistars 1999 was part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, and Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8215 points not only placed him among the world’s top decathletes that year but also confirmed his consistency after winning the same meet …

At the 2000 Multistars decathlon Jirí Ryba delivered the performance of his career, scoring 8339 points to establish a new meeting record.

Multistars of 2002 was won by Jaakko Ojaniemi with a score of 8092 points in the decathlon

Dmitri Karpov claimed victory at the 2003 Multistars decathlon with a total of 8253 points

At the 2004 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Jamaica's Claston Bernard secured first place with a score of 8050 points, leading from start to finish.

At the 2006 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Chris Boyles of the United States clinched victory with a score of 7855 points.

In the 2007 Multistars decathlon held in Desenzano del Garda, Paul Terek of the United States secured victory with a score of 8134 points.

At the 2008 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Belgian athlete Frédéric Xhonneux achieved a personal best and set a national record with a score of 8142 points, solidifying his status as one of Belgium's top decathletes.

At the 2009 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, American decathlete Rober Jacob Arnold secured victory with a score of 7994 points.

At the 2010 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Robert Jacob Arnold repeated his last year’s victory, finishing with a total of 8141 points.

At the 2011 Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Luiz Alberto de Araújo of Brazil won the event with a total of 7858 points.