The 28-year-old South African athlete from UP-Tuks, made history in France this January. He smashed the national indoor heptathlon record twice in eight days.
First, on January 18, 2026, he scored 5379 points in his indoor debut.
He won all seven events: 60m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 60m hurdles, pole vault, and 1000m. Then, on January 25-26 at Arena Stade Couvert in Liévin, he improved to 5429 points.
He won four events and set PBs in pole vault (4.86m), 60m hurdles (8.37s), and 1000m (2:49). Morné called Day 1 “horrible” with body fatigue. He bounced back on Day 2 to break the record again.
“Feeling sorry for myself served no purpose,” he said. His goal: Qualify for World Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March. Long-term, chase the African record of 5911 points. What a start to his indoor season. The decathlon specialist is rising fast!
“it’s great to see another young South African coming up in the world decathlon rankings” – Jay
The decathlon is the Crown jewel of the Olympics and athletes really need to be almost perfect in every one of the 10 disciplines in contention.
