For as physically and mentally taxing as the decathlon is and will always be, Damian Warner is more invested in mastering his sport than any other time in his career.
And he’s been at this for a while now.
With 10 events over two days, the margin of error is small in a competition that is famous for anointing the world’s greatest athlete. The expectation to perform repeatedly on demand and under pressure is enough to drive even the best decathletes a little bit crazy.
“The decathlon is somewhat of a nightmare,” says Warner ahead of his daily training session inside Thompson Arena
