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De Araujo and Simpson take Desenzano victories – IAAF Combined Events Challenge

Mon, 09 May 2011 10:00:00 GMT

9 May 2011 – Desenzano del Garda, Italy - Luiz Alberto De Araujo from Brazil and Ghanaian Margaret Simpson cruised to comfortable victories in the Decathlon and Heptathlon, respectively, on Sunday at the 24th edition of the Multistars, the opening competition of the 2011 12-meeting IAAF Combined Events Challenge series.

Simpson and De Araujo the overnight leaders in Desenzano del Garda – IAAF Combined Events Challenge

Sun, 08 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT

8 May 2011 - Desenzano del Garda, Italy - Ghana’s Margaret Simpson and Brazil’s Luiz Alberto De Araujo are the overnight leaders at the Multistars in Desenzano del Garda, which kicked off the IAAF Combined Events Challenge on Saturday.

2011 Combined Events Challenge to kick off in Desenzano del Garda – PREVIEW

Thu, 05 May 2011 08:15:00 GMT

5 May 2011 - Desenzano del Garda, Italy - The 2011 IAAF Combined Events Challenge kicks off on Saturday (7) with the Multistars in Desenzano del Garda, the traditional curtain-raiser of the season-long quest for the “World’s Greatest athletes”.

Combined Events Challenge champion Barras lines-up for Kladno

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:00:00 GMT

30 April 2011 - Kladno, Czech Republic – France’s Romain Barras, the overall winner of the 2010 IAAF Combined Events Challenge, will headline the 5th edition of TNT-Fortuna meeting on 15-16 June in Kladno. The competition is for second year part of IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

2011 Combined Events Challenge – who to watch

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:00:00 GMT

30 March 2011 - With just a little over a month to go until the 24th edition of the Multistars meeting in Desenzano del Garda, Italy, kicks off the 2011 IAAF Combined Events Challenge on 7 May, we continue our build-up to the season-long quest for the ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’ with a look at who some of the main players in the series may be based upon action from the indoor season.

Götzis and Talence, ‘touch the sky’ - IAAF Combined Events Challenge

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:00:00 GMT

10 March 2011 – The meetings of Götzis (AUT) and Talence (FRA) have been part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge since the birth of this global circuit in 1998, with the Austrian meeting holding the distinction of possessing the current World record set by Czech Roman Sebrle at the Challenge meeting in 2001.

Crowning the ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’ – Looking back at 13 years of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:00:00 GMT

2 March 2011 – With just over two months to go until the 24th edition of the Multistars meeting in Desenzano del Garda, Italy, kicks off the 2011 IAAF Combined Events Challenge, we begin our coverage of the season-long quest for the ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’ with a look back at the highlights produced since the series began in 1998.

2010 IAAF Combined Events Challenge review – Barras and Chernova take the honours

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:00:00 GMT

1 January 2011 - Frenchman Romain Barras concluded a splendid 2010 season with a victory in the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.