Daley Thompson
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"Decathlon" 8,847 points

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"Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson" Commander of the Order of the British Empire/CBE (born 30 July 1958), is an English former decathlon/decathlete. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 Summer Olympics/1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics/1984, and broke the Decathlon world record progression/world record for the event four times.

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Frankly I don't follow Indian athletics to a great extent but I do know that it has started to pick up a bit of late. Five years hence, I expect Indian athletes to be a force to reckon with.

Delhi's response to the event was brilliant. The city came out fantastically to take part and also cheer for the athletes.

She should have stuck with him.

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.