After its debut year, the 1999 Challenge showed that the concept of a season-long ranking system for combined events was sustainable, gaining credibility among athletes and organizers.
The Pan American Games historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records and champions, highlighting standout combined-events performances throughout history.
I want to thank the publisher of this site very much, because I wrote my final work for school about "A critical view of decathlon" and Decathlon 2000 is the most important homepage about this topic. I am a decathlete myself and wish everybody much fun with this topic - Uli Röhrl