What is Heptathlon?
'''Heptathlon''' is an [[Track and field athletics|athletics]] event meaning 7 contests. The male and female events are different. It has been an [[Olympic]] event for women since [[1984]]. It consists of: *100 m [[hurdles]] *[[High jump]] *[[Shot put]] *[[sprint|200 m]] *[[Long jump]] *[[Javelin throw]] *[[middle distance race|800 m]] As of [[2013]], [[Jessica Ennis]] is the current Olympic [[Gold]] [[medal]]ist in Heptathlon. As of 2018, Swapna Barman is the current Gold medalist in Asian Games. {{sports-stub}} [[Category:Events in athletics]] [[Category:Olympic sports]]