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Joyner-Kersee was impressed that Hall competed in the open 400-m hurdles race as well as the heptathlon.
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
Going into the Olympic Trials held in 2021 ahead of the Tokyo Games, Hall was considered a rising star in the heptathlon, a two-day athletic competition that consists of seven different track-and-field events.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 24 July 2024
Track and Field The women’s heptathlon will be on Aug. 8 at 3 a.m.; the women’s long jump will be on Aug. 6 at 3 a.m.; the women’s 100-meter hurdles will be on Aug. 7 at 3 a.m.; the women’s pole vault will be on Aug. 5 at 3 a.m.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
For instance, at the Olympics women can compete in the seven-event heptathlon, but not the 10-event decathlon, which remains for men only.
—Sydney Loney, refinery29.com, 24 July 2024
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
Going into the Olympic Trials held in 2021 ahead of the Tokyo Games, Hall was considered a rising star in the heptathlon, a two-day athletic competition that consists of seven different track-and-field events.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 24 July 2024
Track and Field The women’s heptathlon will be on Aug. 8 at 3 a.m.; the women’s long jump will be on Aug. 6 at 3 a.m.; the women’s 100-meter hurdles will be on Aug. 7 at 3 a.m.; the women’s pole vault will be on Aug. 5 at 3 a.m.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
For instance, at the Olympics women can compete in the seven-event heptathlon, but not the 10-event decathlon, which remains for men only.
—Sydney Loney, refinery29.com, 24 July 2024
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The final new event is also unconventional: Obstacle courses are coming to the Olympics in 2028 as part of the existing pentathlon.Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
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The obstacle courses will join running, swimming, shooting and fencing as the five events that make up the Olympic pentathlon.Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
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The other athlete, Tom Papas, had been named to three teams but only completed one full decathlon.Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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Marra wanted the Paris organizers to highlight the decathlon and heptathlon.Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
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But a two-day rainfall that weekend flooded sewers and sank testing, delaying the men’s triathlon for a day.John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024
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The men’s triathlon race was delayed over concerns that the Seine River was too contaminated (read: poopy), but the waters were late deemed safe enough for the event to take place alongside the women’s triathlon race on Wednesday.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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So in between enjoying curling, the luge, the biathlon, and hockey, take a gander at our rundown.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024
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The next Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada in February 2025, and winter sports like alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling will be introduced for the first time.Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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But, Finland could also use the third spot to bring a younger goalie to one of these two tournaments, which could crack the door open for Annunen or Pittsburgh’s Joel Blomqvist.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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All tournaments are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. out of Prairie Creek park.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Heptathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heptathlon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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