Read more Bryan Clay stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/33969/bryan-clay.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 19:18:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/144669/us-still-rules-in-decathlon.htmlMatt Cantor<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=879470&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20120424171302' border='0' />In 2008, China beat out the US for most Olympic gold medals; this year, it's poised to garner the most total medals. Olympic glory has become a little less common stateside—but when it comes to the decathlon, we're set to do ourselves proud. The three favorites for medals this...Bryan Clay runs the decathlon 100-meter race during U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., Thursday, June, 23, 2011.http://www.newser.com/story/144669/us-still-rules-in-decathlon.htmlTue, 24 Apr 2012 17:12:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35476/how-the-decathlon-got-stuck-in-the-mud.htmlDrew Nelles<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=129175&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20111031135934' border='0' />Once upon a time, the decathlon was it : The king of Sweden called 1912 Olympic champ Jim Thorpe “the world’s greatest athlete, and gold medalists such as Bruce Jenner became superstars. So what happened? Drugs, Robert Weintraub writes in Slate: Track events occupy the same space as the Tour de...United States' Bryan Clay makes an attempt in the long jump of the men's decathlon today at the Beijing Olympics.http://www.newser.com/story/35476/how-the-decathlon-got-stuck-in-the-mud.htmlThu, 21 Aug 2008 20:25:01 CDT