The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα and ἄθλος. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon.
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά and ἄθλος. A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.
In track and field, wind assistance is the benefit that an athlete receives during a race or event as registered by a wind gauge. Wind is one of many forms of weather that can affect sport.
The men's decathlon competition at the 2007 Summer Universiade took place on 12 August and 13 August 2007 in the Main Stadium at the Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand.
The men's decathlon competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade took place on 8 and 9 July 2009 in the Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia.
The men's decathlon event at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships took place on July 7–8, 2011 at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
The men's decathlon event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships was held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium on November 12–13.
The men's decathlon event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.
Kevin Mayer is a French athlete specialising in decathlon and indoor heptathlon. He is two-time world champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist and the world record holder in the decathlon since 2018. He is also a world and three-time European champion in heptathlon.
Karsten Warholm is a Norwegian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 m hurdles. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion, silver medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, three-time world champion and world record holder in the latter event.
The men's decathlon at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–11 August in Moscow, Russia.
The men's decathlon at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12 and 13 August.
The men's decathlon event at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held on August 10–11 on Stade de Marrakech.
The men's decathlon event at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships was held on June 6 and 7.
The Polish Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), which serves as the Polish national championship for the sport. It is typically held as a three-day event in the Polish summer, ranging from late June to early August. The venue of the championships changes annually.
The men's decathlon event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 2 and 3 August in Asaba, Nigeria.
The men's decathlon at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 22 and 23 April.
The World Athletics Rankings are an individual athlete ranking system for the sport of athletics, managed by World Athletics. It is used to establish the number one athlete within an athletics event and to partially determine qualification into the World Athletics Championships and the athletics at the Summer Olympics. The rankings are published weekly by World Athletics on Wednesday. WA President Sebastian Coe said the goal of this system is so athletes and fans "have a clear understanding of the hierarchy of competitions from national through to area and up to global events, allowing them to follow a logical season-long path to the pinnacle of athletics' top two competitions".
The men's decathlon at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 12 and 13 July.
