Heptathlon The athlete accumulating the highest number of points wins the competition. The following table shows the minimum benchmark levels required to earn 1000 points in each event. Other multiple event contests include: Summer sports Winter sports Other Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek "hepta" (seven) and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "feat"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. There are two heptathlons – the women's heptathlon and the men's – composed of different events. The men's heptathlon is
IAAF Combined Events Challenge entitled to $20,000 and $15,000 respectively. Smaller prizes are given to the rest of the top eight finishers. IAAF Combined Events Challenge The IAAF Combined Events Challenge is an athletics contest organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (since 1998) for combined events, the heptathlon for women, and the decathlon for men. The winners are decided by totalling the number of points that the athletes have scored in each of three combined events competitions during the season. Points scored are determined by the IAAF combined events scoring tables. The total prize money available is US$202,000, split evenly between male