Ashton Eaton after clocking 45.00 in the decathlon 400m at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 (© Getty Images)
The following world records have recently been ratified...
Men
Decathlon: 9045 Ashton Eaton (USA) Beijing, CHN 28-29 Aug 2015
[10.23 (-0.4), 7.88m (0.0), 14.52m, 2.01m, 45.00 WDB, 13.69 (-0.2), 43.34m, 5.20m, 63.63m, 4:17.52]
Previous best: 9039 Ashton Eaton (USA) Eugene, USA 22-23 Jun 2012
[10.21 (0.4), 8.23m (0.8), 14.20m, 2.05m, 46.70, 13.70 (-0.8), 42.81m, 5.30m, 58.87m, 4:14.48]
Women
Hammer throw: 81.08m Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) Cetniewo, POL 1 Aug 2015
Previous best: 79.58m Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) Berlin, GER 31 Aug 2014
