Eaton takes gold with world record

American Ashton Eaton set a new world record in winning the men’s heptathlon title at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, but the home nation celebrated the loudest with two medals today.

Eaton improved his own record by 77 points over the two days of competition, finishing a massive 574 points ahead of Ukraine’s Oleksiy Kasyanov, with Russian Artem Lukyanenko in third.