Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth,Β Sports & Culture, Hon. Ron Redhead has congratulated Lindon Victor on his dominance in the menβs decathlon at the Decastar, in Talence, France.
Victor, who is also the Commonwealth champion, broke his Grenadian record, scoringΒ 8550 points to win the decathlon at the Decastar meeting in Talence on Sunday, winning the overall menβs title in the World Athletics Combined Events Tour.
βHeartiest congratulations to Lindon Victor for winning the overall menβs title in the WorldΒ Athletics Combined Events Tour on Sundayβ, Minister Redhead said.
Hailing the decathleteβs victory, Minister Ron Redhead said Grenada is βelated byΒ Lindonβs wonderful performanceβ, and added that every Grenadian will continue to feelΒ proud of him.
Victor contested his fourth decathlon of the year, having finished second in GΓΆtzis andΒ fifth at the World Championships before his triumph at the Commonwealth Games. Still,Β he showed little fatigue in Talence at this late season stage.
The 29-year-old opened his campaign with a wind-assisted 10.61 in the 100m, finishingΒ second to Germanyβs Manuel Eitel with 10.44.
In the shot put, Victor launched ahead thanks to a 15.75m throw, almost a meter fartherΒ than any of his rivals.
Victor ended day one with a win in his 400m heat, clocking a PB of 48.20 for the dayβsΒ third-quickest time behind Germanyβs Malik Diakite (47.74) and Gaio (48.19), giving himΒ an overnight score of 4438 and a 128-point lead over Gaio.
Victorβs strong series continued Sunday, starting with a 14.70 run in the 110m hurdles,Β just a few hundredths shy of his seasonβs best.
But Victor responded in the next event, throwing 51.00m βdayβs best mark β in the discusΒ to regain the lead.
He equalled his 4.80m seasonβs best in the pole vault and followed it with a 66.01m throwΒ in the javelin, another intense event for the Grenadian, giving him a lead of almost 400Β points going into the final event.
