How many events in the heptathlon and decathlon? What events are included in Tokyo Olympics heptathlon and decathlon?

ByDan Gibbs

Published 04/08/2021 at 09:37 GMT

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is flying the flag for Team GB in the heptathlon this summer with the talented all-rounder going for gold. Heptathlons and decathlons are only for the most versatile sportsmen and women and there will be plenty of thrilling action to come. You want it? We have it. Stream every Olympic event live on discovery+

There's got to be three reasons why athletes decide to get involved in the heptathlon or decathlon events at an Olympic Games.

One: they love too many sports and can't actually decide which one to fully focus on so they just commit to all of them.

Two: they're actually the perfect all-round sports person and can adapt their skills to a whole range of different disciplines that is essentially the ultimate test for any athlete.

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Three: they must be completely mad to take on and train for so many sports.

Either way, the heptathlon and decathlon events sees elite athletes battle it out over two days to be crowned the winner.

Men and women both have their own competition and gain points for how they finish in each event and whoever has the most points at the end of all the events will take gold.

Here's all you need to know about the heptathlon and decathlon events taking place at Tokyo 2020.

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What events are in the heptathlon?

There are seven events in the heptathlon which are all track and field disciplines

• 100m hurdles
• 200m
• 800m
• High jump
• Long jump
• Shot put
• Javelin throw

Tokyo Olympics heptathlon schedule

Wednesday, August 4

01:35 – 100m hurdles

02:35 – High jump

11:05 – Shot put

12:30 – 200m

Thursday, August 5

01:40 – Long jump

04:30 – Javelin throw

13:20 – 800m

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is aiming for gold for Team GB in the heptathlon

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What events are in the decathlon?

There are ten events in the decathlon with athletes competing over two days.

• 100m
• Long jump
• Shot put
• High jump
• 400m
• 110m hurdles
• Discus throw
• Pole vault
• Javelin
• 1500m

Tokyo Olympics decathlon schedule

Wednesday, August 4

01:00 – 100m

01:55 – Long jump

03:40 – Shot put

10:30 – High jump

13:30 – 400m

Those competing in the decathlon are the ultimate versatile athletes

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Thursday, August 5

01:00 – 110m hurdles

01:50 – Discus throw

04:45 – Pole vault

11:15 – Javelin throw

13:40 – 1500m

How to watch heptathlon and decathlon at Tokyo Olympics

There's set to be over 3,500 hours of action throughout the 17 days of competition and discovery+’s live event feeds are on hand to bring you all the action this summer.

To be able to watch every minute of the action, fans can subscribe to discovery+‘s Entertainment & Sport annual pass for just £29.99 or alternatively purchase a monthly subscription at a cost of £6.99 a month.

The pass will allow access to 55+ live event feeds, including Eurosport 1 and 2 as well as Eurosport pop-up channels 3-9.

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