The 29th edition of the annual Décastar took place on 17 September and 18 September 2005 in Talence, France.
He was the runner-up at the Décastar meeting in Talence in September 2010, collecting a season's best 8202 points.
He came a close second to Damian Warner at the 2013 Decastar meeting, finishing with 8118 points (including a 2.08 m personal best in the high jump).