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Ehammer breaks men's heptathlon world record

Switzerland's Simon Ehammer time of two minutes 41.04 seconds in the men's 1000m to reach 6670 points in the men's heptathlon and beat Ashton Eaton's previous world record of 6645 at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.

Ehammer breaks men's heptathlon world record
Image: BBC Sport
Switzerland's Simon Ehammer time of two minutes 41.04 seconds in the men's 1000m to reach 6670 points in the men's heptathlon and beat Ashton Eaton's previous world record of 6645 at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland.

Originally published at BBC Sport

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