Review: World Indoors pentathlon, Glasgow 2024
Since January, the Glasgow pentathlon had been all about Maria. Her world lead of 4728 might have been no higher than the best global mark ahead of the previous World…
Preview: World Indoor Championships Heptathlon, Glasgow 2024
SIMON EHAMMER, SWITZERLAND As the eleven decathletes line up for the start of the heptathlon at the World Indoors in Glasgow this weekend, all eyes will be on Simon Ehammer…
Preview: 2024 Tallinn Combined Events Meeting
On Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th February 2024 the second World Combined Events Tour meeting of the year takes place at Lasnamäe Indoor Arena in Tallinn, Estonia. Like X-Athletics in…
PREVIEW: X-ATHLETICS, CLERMONT FERRAND, 2024
“Indoors it’s a completely different beast,” said Ash Moloney after winning bronze in his first ever heptathlon, at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade in 2022. “I reckon it’s more…
Preview: England Athletics Championships 2024, Sheffield
This weekend, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th January, the England Athletics Combined Events championships in “short track” heptathlon and pentathlon return to the EIS in Sheffield. Much has happened in…
Progress on field sizes for 2025 World Indoors
Over two years after Fredrik Samuelsson first wrote to World Athletics, there is finally some cause for hope on combined events field sizes at world indoor and world outdoor championships.…
Inaugural WR for women’s indoor heptathlon at X-Athletics?
For the first time, women will be able to compete in an indoor heptathlon at the X-Athletics event in Clermont-Ferrand on 27-28th January 2024. The French athletics federation had already…
British combined eventers launch online petition, following uncertainty about national champs
In the week where it was announced that the 2024 Austrian national championships for heptathlon would be included in the world-famous Götzis Hypomeeting, British combined eventers have expressed their frustration…
Preview: 2023 Decastar decathlon and heptathlon
This weekend at Decastar in Talence, it’s the last chance saloon of the combined events season. Some are on victory tours. Some are seeking to capitalise on breakthroughs earlier in…
Preview: 2023 World Champs Decathlon, Budapest
Finally, on the 7th and 8th days of the World Championships, it’s time to decathlon. “This will be the BEST Decathlon competition in history. 100%.” said double world decathlon champion…