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Rio Olympics 2016: Ashton Eaton unlikely to defend decathlon title again in Tokyo

Double Olympic champion Ashton Eaton has no plans to retire just yet, but admits he is unlikely to make it to Tokyo 2020.

The American made it back-to-back decathlon wins with his victory at the Rio Olympics, the first man to achieve that feat since Daley Thompson in 1980-84.

Eaton, 28, appeared to cause confusion over his future via Twitter on Sunday, before following up by saying his career was not over just yet.

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"To be an Olympian, to be an athlete, to be a Decathlete; it has been the pleasure of my life.