EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - American Ashton Eaton employed the "magic" of his home stadium to set a decathlon world record at the U.S. Olympic athletics trials on Saturday.
The 24-year-old's total of 9,039 points improved on Czech Roman Sebrle's 2001 mark by 13 points, an achievement made more stunning by the rainy and cold conditions over the two days of the decathlon competition.
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