Ashton Eaton sets world record in heptathlon

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Ashton Eaton set heptathlon world record to win gold at the world indoor championships.

11 March,2012 04:02 am

Ashton Eaton set his third heptathlon world record in as many years to win gold Saturday at the world indoor championships, and Justin Gatlin highlighted an all-American day by taking the 60-meter dash.Eaton dominated the two-day competition from start to finish and capped it with an overwhelming 1,000 meters in the concluding event to break the record he set last year with a total of 6,645 points. The old mark was 6,568 points.Gatlin struck his first gold since serving a four-year doping suspension by coming back on Nesta Carter to win the 60 in 6.46 seconds, 08 seconds better than the Jamaican. Defending champion Dwain Chambers of Britain took bronze.