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First Global Series for Combined Events. Before 1998, combined events athletes mainly competed in isolated major championships (Olympics, World Championships, European Championships, etc. ) or at individual meetings. The Challenge created a …

Bryan Clay dominated the US Championships decathlon in Eugene in 2008, winning the national title with an outstanding 8832 points ahead of Trey Hardee and Tom Pappas.

Trey Hardee won the men’s decathlon at the 2015 US Championships in Eugene with 8725 points, leading Jeremy Taiwo and Zach Ziemek.

The 7th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Kaunas, Lithuania (2009)

Robert Jacob Arnold won the 2010 US Championships decathlon in Des Moines with 8215 points, edging Tom Pappas by 114 points to claim the national title.

Many of combined events meetings have a long tradition, like the Hypo Meeting in Götzis and Decastar in Talence.

I was a mediocre 1500 runner most of my Decathlon career until the last couple years

Rico Freimuth is a World Championship medalist, winning silver in 2017 and bronze in 2015. Finished 6th at the 2012 London Olympics, where Ashton Eaton set the world record. Overall winner of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in 2014 and 2017.