United States Academic Decathlon United States Academic Decathlon The Academic Decathlon (also called AcaDec, AcaDeca or AcDec) is the only annual high school academic competition organized by the non-profit United States Academic Decathlon Association (USAD). The competition consists of seven multiple choice tests, two performance events, and an essay. Academic Decathlon was created by Robert Peterson in 1968 for local schools in Orange County, California and expanded nationwide in 1981 by Robert Peterson, William Patton, first President of the new USAD Board and Phillip Bardos, Chairman of the new USAD Board. That year, 17 states and the District of Columbia participated, a number that
Decathlon Group France, Netherlands, Hungary, United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Romania, Ireland, Mexico, Australia, and recently, Malaysia, Egypt and Vietnam. In India, Decathlon products can be bought directly through their stores subsequent to change in India's FDI policy and approval for Decathlon in February 2013. In addition to this, Decathlon products are also available online through their online resellers. In late 2016, an online only delivery service was introduced in Tunisia in preparation of the opening in Tunis of its first store. The first store opened in November 2017 in Tunis City commercial center