5 Athletes To Watch At The World Athletics Championships

2. Ashton Eaton

ashton eatonEvent: Decathlon (100m, 100mH, 400m, 1500m, Shot, Discus, Javelin, High Jump, Long Jump, Pole Vault) The impressive talent that is the young American decathlete has a very real possibility of smashing his own world record again at Moscow. The 25-year old Oregon man, who recently wed fellow club-mate and Olympian Brianne Thiesen, became only the second man in history to break the 9,000 point barrier en route to the world record at last year's US Olympic Trials, and is a relative certainty to take the gold in Moscow, barring either injury or a massive collapse in form. Eaton has had an quiet 2013 on the track, just managing to break 8200 points to take the US Trials in Des Moines earlier in the year. However, this man is a championship competitor, and we can expect a no-holds-barred assault on his world record next week, With the excitement of the Olympics abated, Moscow is a good chance for the young decathlete to once again dazzle the world with his talents, so don't miss it!
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Diarmuid is a freelance student and studious sports journalist operating out of the wilds of Dublin, Ireland. His specialist subjects include the English Premier League, the GAA, and track and field athletics.