The Décastar competition was first established in 1976 and, after further editions in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1984, it was held annually from 1986 onwards.[1] During the first four editions the women competed in thepentathlon. Since its inception it has become one the premier combined event meetings: the1996 Olympic championDan O'Brien set aworld record in the decathlon at the 1992 edition, a mark which went unbeaten for nearly seven years.[2] At the 2004 edition, the organisers included the rarely competed women's decathlon andMarie Collonvillé set the world record with 8150 points.[3] The 2020 edition was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 edition due to the pandemic and renovation of the Talence stadium.[4]