"Chapter 438 King of Track and Field 〖Second Update〗
After the men's 100-meter race, it was the 100-meter run in the Decathlon. The ranking system of the decathlon is different from that of single events. It's not about who runs the fastest but who is the all-round champion. In addition to running fast, one also needs to jump high, long-jump and throw things far. In other words, excelling in single events won't work, all ten events need to be well-rounded. It's not necessary to be the champion in every event as long as the overall score leads the rank, which will deem one as the rightful champion.
Currently, the best score in men's decathlon was set on May 28, 2001. Czech athlete Sebrle scored a total of 9026 points in the IAAF World Challenge held in Vorarlberg, the first to ever surpass the 9000 points mark. Until today, no one has been able to break this record. After Sebrle, no one could break the 9000-points bottleneck, let alone reaching 10,000 points.
