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His father, Greg Duplantis, was a professional pole vaulter competing for the United States, while his mother, Helena, competed in heptathlon for Sweden.
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George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Other finals are the men’s 400 hurdles, women’s 400, women’s 10,000 meters, women’s shot put, men’s triple jump and women’s heptathlon.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Joyner-Kersee was impressed that Hall competed in the open 400-m hurdles race as well as the heptathlon.
—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
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George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Other finals are the men’s 400 hurdles, women’s 400, women’s 10,000 meters, women’s shot put, men’s triple jump and women’s heptathlon.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Joyner-Kersee was impressed that Hall competed in the open 400-m hurdles race as well as the heptathlon.
—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
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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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And two classmates from UCLA, Johnson and Yang, would battle for gold in the decathlon.Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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This excludes world-best decathlon performances and field events (hammer throw, shot put), which do not use a runway or the track.Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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There are fresh attractions like arts festivals and an Ironman triathlon.Chris Megerian, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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This year, somewhat improbably, two major Olympics events — marathon swimming and the triathlons — were scheduled to take place there.John Surico, Curbed, 11 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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The Big 12 men's basketball tournament will be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Women's basketball All 14 schools will qualify for a single-elimination tournament.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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In addition to the regular and postseason, a one-on-one tournament will be held Feb. 10-14 with a $250,000 prize for the winner.Sophie Kaufman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Heptathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heptathlon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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