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Toughest Olympics? Decathletes and heptathletes say probably

By GERALD IMRAYAugust 5, 2021 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Even for the athletes good enough and brave enough to take on the decathlon or the heptathlon at the Olympics, Tokyo was next-level hard.

Injuries took out world champions, world-record holders, gold-medal contenders and more.

High jumper Barshim and heptathlete Thiam win IAAF awards

November 24, 2017 GMT

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) — High jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam of Belgium have been named the IAAF's world athletes of the year, while retiring great Usain Bolt was given the president's award...

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