Edgars Erinš set a new Latvian record while he improved 8312 points. Latvian previous record belonged to Janis Karlivans with 8271 points (Götzis 2007).

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GOUSSET wrote on Oct 08, 2024

Thank you Janek, for your post !

Janek Salmistu wrote on Oct 07, 2024

Outdated section has been removed. Thanks for pointing it out.

Gabby Pieraccini wrote on Oct 07, 2024

Could we remove this section above please "The schedule of events differs from the men's decathlon, with the field events...

PAILLER Christophe wrote on Sep 19, 2024

After research with the documentation and history commission of French athletics I found this performance which is not in your...