(CNN)Ashton Eaton did what he does best Thursday -- laid down the law to his rivals and showed just why he"s considered the most complete athlete on the planet.
Nobody can match the US star when it comes to the decathlon -- and there was no one in this field who was ever going to stop him from retaining his Olympic title.
Kevin Mayer, the young French pretender, had toyed with the idea of overhauling his illustrious opponent, but such a move never came to fruition.
In the women"s javelin, Croatia"s Sara Kolak set a personal best and a national record to win gold and end Barbora Spotakova"s quest to become the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic titles in the event.
Czech Spotakova had to make do with bronze with South Africa"s Sunette Viljoen claiming silver.
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