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Decathlon
Closing: August 3
Defending champion/Olympic report: Damian Warner (CAN) 9018
World champion: Pierce LePage (CAN) 8909
World chief: Leo Neugebauer GER 8961
The 2024 rankings counsel a transparent favorite, however many contenders certified with their 2023 marks.
Leo Neugebauer (Getty)
Prime contenders
Leo Neugebauer (GER) (8961 in 2024)
The NCAA champion and world chief was solely fifth in Budapest, however he has improved considerably since then.
Johannes Erm (EST) (8764 in 2024)
The European champion set a 260-point PB in Rome and he too has superior since his ninth place in Budapest and eleventh in Tokyo.
Damian Warner (CAN) (8678 in 2024)
The defending champion received in Götzis this yr and shall be difficult once more in his fourth Olympics.
Damian Warner (Bjorn Paree)
British Problem: No Brits have been close to choice.
AW Prediction: 1 Neugebauer (GER) 8865; 2 Warner (CAN) 8812; 3 Erm (EST) 8756
Heptathlon
Closing: August 9
Defending champion: Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6791
Olympic report: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7291, 1988
World champion: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) 6740
World chief: Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 6848
Nafi Thiam stands out as an enormous favorite and has her sights set on profitable what can be a report third consecutive title.
Prime contenders
Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) (6848 in 2024)
The champion in Tokyo and Rio additionally has two titles to her identify, received the European title in Rome and is dominant on the rankings entrance, too.
Anouk Vetter (NED) (6642 in 2024)
The Olympic silver medallist has additionally received three world medals and a Götzis victory proved she is going to once more problem for honours.
Anouk Vetter (Bjorn Paree)
Auriana Lazraq-Khlass (FRA) (6635 in 2024)
Set a 400-point PB in taking European silver and, with residence help, is certain to mount an enormous problem.
Anna Corridor (USA) (6614 in 2024)
Received the US Trials after getting back from harm however is a great distance down on her 2023 kind that produced a 6988 Götzis win and world silver.
Anna Corridor (Getty)
British Problem: The reigning world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson competes at her fourth Olympics after coming thirteenth, sixth after which having to withdraw in Tokyo with harm. Earlier this summer time she withdrew partway by way of the European Champs heptathlon with a minor harm. Jade O’Dowda was seventh in Rome, a efficiency that secured choice.
Prediction: 1 Thiam (BEL) 6956; 2 Corridor (USA) 6856; 3 Johnson-Thompson (GBR) 6687
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