Men's decathlon: Kevin Mayer leads heading into final event at World Athletics Championships - oregonlive.com
![Kenin Mayer (French) during the High Jump Decathlon Men of the IAAF World Athletics Championships on August 6, 201st at the Olympic stadium in London, Great Britain Photo Laurent Lairys / DPPI Kenin Mayer (French) during the High Jump Decathlon Men of the IAAF World Athletics Championships on August 6, 201st at the Olympic stadium in London, Great Britain Photo Laurent Lairys / DPPI](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AK542H/kenin-mayer-french-during-the-high-jump-decathlon-men-of-the-iaaf-world-athletics-championships-on-august-6-201st-at-the-olympic-stadium-in-london-great-britain-photo-laurent-lairys-dppi-2AK542H.jpg)
Kenin Mayer (French) during the High Jump Decathlon Men of the IAAF World Athletics Championships on August 6, 201st at the Olympic stadium in London, Great Britain Photo Laurent Lairys / DPPI
![Kevin Mayer, of France, celebrates after winning the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek Stock Photo - Alamy Kevin Mayer, of France, celebrates after winning the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MDYYXT/kevin-mayer-of-france-celebrates-after-winning-the-silver-medal-in-the-decathlon-at-the-2020-summer-olympics-thursday-aug-5-2021-in-tokyo-ap-photopetr-david-josek-2MDYYXT.jpg)
Kevin Mayer, of France, celebrates after winning the silver medal in the decathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek Stock Photo - Alamy
![Kevin Mayer, of France, sticks out his tongue after the men's decathlon 100 meter race at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner Stock Photo - Alamy Kevin Mayer, of France, sticks out his tongue after the men's decathlon 100 meter race at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MJ0WHX/kevin-mayer-of-france-sticks-out-his-tongue-after-the-mens-decathlon-100-meter-race-at-the-world-athletics-championships-in-doha-qatar-wednesday-oct-2-2019-ap-photomartin-meissner-2MJ0WHX.jpg)
Kevin Mayer, of France, sticks out his tongue after the men's decathlon 100 meter race at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner Stock Photo - Alamy
![Pierce LePage (CAN), right, poses with trophy and coach Gregory Portnoy after winning the decathlon with 8,453 points during the decathlon at the DecaStar meeting, Saturday, June 23, 2019, in Talence, France. ( Pierce LePage (CAN), right, poses with trophy and coach Gregory Portnoy after winning the decathlon with 8,453 points during the decathlon at the DecaStar meeting, Saturday, June 23, 2019, in Talence, France. (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NTAT73/pierce-lepage-can-right-poses-with-trophy-and-coach-gregory-portnoy-after-winning-the-decathlon-with-8453-points-during-the-decathlon-at-the-decastar-meeting-saturday-june-23-2019-in-talence-france-jiro-mochizukiimage-of-sport-via-ap-2NTAT73.jpg)
Pierce LePage (CAN), right, poses with trophy and coach Gregory Portnoy after winning the decathlon with 8,453 points during the decathlon at the DecaStar meeting, Saturday, June 23, 2019, in Talence, France. (
![Kevin Mayer, of France, competes during the men's decathlon high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash Stock Photo - Alamy Kevin Mayer, of France, competes during the men's decathlon high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ME0H8K/kevin-mayer-of-france-competes-during-the-mens-decathlon-high-jump-at-the-2020-summer-olympics-wednesday-aug-4-2021-in-tokyo-ap-photomorry-gash-2ME0H8K.jpg)
Kevin Mayer, of France, competes during the men's decathlon high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash Stock Photo - Alamy
![Kevin Mayer, of France, takes off his shoes after finishing his Men's decathlon 100 meters heat during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Monday, Kevin Mayer, of France, takes off his shoes after finishing his Men's decathlon 100 meters heat during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Monday,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MAWBWF/kevin-mayer-of-france-takes-off-his-shoes-after-finishing-his-mens-decathlon-100-meters-heat-during-the-athletics-competition-in-the-olympic-stadium-at-the-european-championships-in-munich-germany-monday-aug-15-2022-ap-photomartin-meissner-2MAWBWF.jpg)