The hepathlon is an event for women and is the opposite to the men's decathlon. It is designed to find the best all round women's athlete. It consists of the 100m hurdles, high jump, long jump, 200m, shot put, javelin and the 800m. The current World Champion is Jessica Ennis from GB.
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A heptathlon is a Track and Field event composed of seven different events. The name heptathlon is derived from the Greek word for "seven," hepta, and the Greek word for "contest," athlon.