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Victor wins historic decathlon bronze medal at World Championships
Written by Bradley Jacks. Posted in World Championships. | 26 August 2023 | 1245 Views
Tags: Athletics, Budapest, Damian Warner, Decathlon, Iaaf World Athletics Championships, Lindon Victor, Pierce Lepage

Grenada’s Lindon Victor took home a historic bronze medal in the decathlon on day eight of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.

The 30-year-old two-time Commonwealth champion took home the country’s first ever major championship medal in the event with a national record 8756 points.

Canada’s Pierce LePage and Damian Warner took gold and silver with 8909 points and 8804 points, respectively.

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