Saturday, August 7, 2021

Kevin Mayer : Déka, and Ten


Decathlon comes from two Greek words, déka, or "ten," and áthlon, "prize or contest." Competing in a decathlon typically takes two whole days, during which athletes compete against each other in shot put, pole vault, high jump, javelin, discus, and long jump, as well as four running races.


French athlete Kevin Mayer is the world champion (2017), two-time Olympic silver medalist (2016 Rio de Janeiro)  and world record holder in the Decathlon. Mayer went to win his second silver medal last week in Tokyo with Canada's Damian Warner taking the gold. 

Warner finished the 10-discipline, two-day event with an Olympic record 9,018 points,  Mayer battling back to take the silver with 8,726 points. Decathlon athletes have some the fittest bodies, Mayer is a perfect example of that.  




In addition to his incredible body, Mayer also has a great face, which has also led to many modeling opportunities when he's not on the field or on the track.  One Mayer's modeling jobs included doing a nude long jump for Athena.  You can check out the (sadly overly blurred) video on Youtube HERE:



Mayer for Athena

4 comments:

JiEL said...

Sorry to tell you but the champion at the Decathlon in Tokyo 2020(1) is a Canadian: Damian Warner with a total of points of 9 017 pts.

The «Dieu du Stade» is Canadian.

Tye said...

JIEL,

I know, that's in the story. Given how hot Kevin is, I understand if you just looked at the pictures.. :)

JiEL said...

I know so well that Kevin is quite a handsome and sexy athlete.

I jist wanted to underline the performance of our own Canadian olympic athlete.

Tye said...

Thanks JIEL,

I always appreciate your comments!

Tye