toathletes competing in seven different track and field events over a period of two days. The winner is determined by the athlete who essentially has competed the most successfully over the two days.
What is the Heptathlon ?
The Heptathlon is an athletic competition which
amounts to
athletes competing in seven different track and field events over
a period of two days. The winner is determined by the athlete
who essentially has competed the most successfully over the two
days.
An international scoring table is provided
to evaluate and award points for each performance. The winner
is the athlete who
has the most points
after the seven events. It is not so much that an athlete finishes
first, second or third in one of the events so much as they run
faster or jump and throw farther than their competition. In essence
the athletes are competing against the scoring tables.
On the First Day of competition athletes compete
in the following events and order: 100 meter hurdles, high jump,
shot put and 200 meters.
On the Second Day
of competition they will compete in: Long jump, javelin and the
final event, the 800 meters.