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How the Decathlon Got Stuck in the Mud

Drugs, fan demand for broken records to blame of 10-discipline event

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 21, 2008 8:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – Once upon a time, the decathlon was it: The king of Sweden called 1912 Olympic champ Jim Thorpe “the world’s greatest athlete, and gold medalists such as Bruce Jenner became superstars. So what happened? Drugs, Robert Weintraub writes in Slate: Track events occupy... Read full story »

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