With the London Olympics only a few weeks away, the world’s best decathletes are preparing themselves for the biggest competition in the world. To get used to the time and weather conditions in Europe, World Record holder Ashton Eaton and double World Champion Trey Hardee are currently training in Marburg, Germany, to get ready for the Games. This Friday saw both US athletes compete against some of Germany’s best decathletes in a training meeting at Mörfelden, Germany. Amongst the German decathletes were Rico Freimuth and Jan-Felix Knobel, who will be, as well as European Champion Pascal Behrenbruch, competing in London. The competition only involved the first three events of the decathlon’s second day: 110m hurdles, discus throw and pole vault. Due to constantly changing weather conditions not all athletes competed in all events to avoid taking any unnecessary risks.    more