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Eaton breaks decathlon world record

Xinhua, August 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

Ashton Eaton of the United States shattered the decathlon world record and won the gold medal at the world athletics championships here on Saturday.

Eaton bettered his own world mark of 9,039 by six points after finishing second in the last event - 1,500m. Endi