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In 1964 the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF; now the International Association of Athletics Federations) laid out new scoring tables and brought about some standardization in the sport. The 1970s saw the game spreading to the Eastern European nations, mainly the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany.

Pytanie: How come men have to compete in the decathlon while women only get to do the heptathlon?

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Answer #1:

This has been the question since the women began to pole vault. Everyone expects the women to do the dec and drop the hep, but until the IAAF makes the decision nothing is going to happen.

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