the prefix "dec" means ten, so i would say that an athlete participates in ten different events.
There are ten events in an Olympic Decathlon. Some of the events include running, shooting a rifle, bicycling, and swimming. The decathlon takes two days for all of the events to be finished.
A decathlete takes part, or competes, in ten events. These events are as a whole refer to as a decathlon.
There are ten events in a decathlon. Because deca means ten so it's ten events. That's the root word for decathlon.
10 events.
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A decathlon consists of 10 track and field events
A decathlon is always ten events. If you take out the discus throw, then you have nine events.
3 events.
There are ten events in a decathlon.
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Deca- is a prefix meaning ten.There are ten events in the decathlon. A decathlon is a two day event; splitting the events to five the first day and five on the second day.
Decathlon.
The clue's in the name; there are 10 events.
Three throwing event are in the decathlon-Shot PutDiscus ThrowJavelin Throw
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