Décastar

Décastar is an annual athletics competition that takes place in Talence, in the department of the Gironde in France. Organised by ADEM , it is one of the athletics meetings that make up the World Athletics Challenge – Combined Events. Male and female athletes compete in the decathlon or heptathlon, respectively, and points scored at the Décastar count towards a yearly total for the parent competition.

History

The Décastar competition was first established in 1976 and, after further editions in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1984, it was held annually from 1986 onwards. During the first four editions the women competed in the pentathlon. Since its inception it has become one the premier combined event meetings: the 1996 Olympic champion Dan O'Brien set a List of [world records in athletics|world record] in the decathlon at the 1992 edition, a mark which went unbeaten for nearly seven years. At the 2004 edition, the organisers included the rarely competed women's decathlon and Marie Collonvillé set the world record with 8150 points. The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 edition due to the pandemic and renovation of the Talence stadium.

Competition format

As with most international combined events competitions, the programme is spread over two days.

Records

Men's

Women's

Winners

Key:
File:Tatyana Chernova Daegu 2011.jpg|thumb|Tatyana Chernova's heptathlon win in 2011 followed her gold medal at the 2011 [World Championships in Athletics].