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   decathlon

   /dɪˈkaθlɒn/

   noun

   • 1. an athletic event taking place over two days, in which each competitor takes part in the same prescribed ten events (100 metres sprint, long jump, shot-put, high jump, 400 metres, 110 metres hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1,500 metres).

   Word Origin early 20th century: from deca- ‘ten’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’.

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