OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 25892

heptathlon

/hɛpˈtæθlɒn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
heptatlón
An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.
For now, Gray and her peers are able to compete for Olympic berths only in the seven-event heptathlon, while the decathlon is restricted to men.
[Carolina Kluft] has won her last 19 heptathlons. Only the legendary Jackie Joyner-Kersee has scored higher.
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