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Friday, August 22, 2008

Clay wins decathlon gold in style

....Bryan Clay of the U.S. competes in his 1500m heat of the men's decathlon in the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 22, 2008.

REUTERS/Mike Blake




Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:29am EDT


BEIJING (Reuters) - American Bryan Clay outclassed the opposition to win gold in the Olympic decathlon on Friday, leading from start to finish in the two-day event.

Clay virtually wrapped up victory after the javelin, the second event of the evening, meaning he could coast home in the 1500 meters that concluded the 10 events.

Belarusian Andrei Krauchanka was second, with Cuba's Leonel Suarez producing a surging finish to sneak into the bronze medal position.

(Additional reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Keith Weir)

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