Meanwhile, Trey Hardee of the United States won his first major title with victory in the men's decathlon.

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He ended 198 points clear of teammate and two-time world champion Trey Hardee with Cuba's Leonel Suarez taking the bronze.

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Eaton, 24, cemented his status as gold-medal favorite for the London Games, where he will be joined by Trey Hardee, the reigning world champion, who finished second.

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And while decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton doesn't have his medal yet, he will carry a solid 220-point lead over teammate Trey Hardee into the second day of the competition Thursday.

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Olympic gold medallist Bryan Clay ran a valiant 1, 000m to take the heptathlon title ahead of fellow American and world champion Trey Hardee by 20 points after a fascinating competition with Aleksey Drozdov of Russia taking bronze.

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