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Ashton Eaton: All-action hero retains Olympic title in Rio

(CNN)Ashton Eaton did what he does best Thursday — laid down the law to his rivals and showed just why he’s considered the most complete athlete on the planet.

Nobody can match the US star when it comes to the decathlon — and there was no one in this field who was ever going to stop him from retaining his Olympic title.

Kevin Mayer, the young French pretender, had toyed with the idea of…

Ashton Eaton: All-action hero retains Olympic title in Rio

(CNN)Ashton Eaton did what he does best Thursday — laid down the law to his rivals and showed just why he’s considered the most complete athlete on the planet.

Nobody can match the US star when it comes to the decathlon — and there was no one in this field who was ever going to stop him from retaining his Olympic title.

Kevin Mayer, the young French pretender, had toyed with the idea of…