Challenging the Status Quo 💭
Somehow, in 2024, there’s still no decathlon for women at the Olympics. Despite many women campaigning for it, there will be only a heptathlon at this year’s Paris Olympics, while the men’s Olympic decathlon will begin on August 2.
A Timeline of Women’s Multi-Events
1964: The pentathlon (five events) is introduced at the Tokyo Games, marking the first multi-event for women to compete in.
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1984: At the Los Angeles Games, the heptathlon (seven events) replaces the pentathlon.
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2000: Women’s pole vault is introduced at the Sydney Games.
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2024: To this day, even though women now do all the individual events, the Decathlon remains a glaring inequality in track and field.
Introducing: The First-Ever Women’s Decathlon World Championships 🏆
Presented by Oiselle, a by women, for women running apparel company
Today’s decathletes aren’t going to wait for permission to compete — so they’re organizing their own competition. Tune in or head to Spire Stadium to watch these incredible athletes show out this weekend. 💪
📍Geneva, OH
🏟️Spire Stadium
📅 August 3 & 4, 2024
🎟️ Reserve your free ticket here or scroll down for live stream information.
What is a Decathlon? 🏟️
The decathlon is an athletic challenge comprising ten track and field events. After the athletes compete in all ten events, a winner is crowned based on an overall score. A decathlon winner is often dubbed the “World’s Greatest Athlete,” as the event requires intense athleticism across various skill sets.
Decathlon Events 🥇
100m
400m
1500m
100m Hurdles
Long Jump
High Jump
Shot Put
Pole Vault
Javelin
Discus
