PARIS, France — Many people online are wondering what a decathlon is and what events athletes are required to participate in if they are competing for one.
It's pretty evident that qualifying for one Olympic sport is hard enough, but how about 10? That's what decathlon athletes have trained to do when they qualify for Olympic competition.
So, you may still be wondering, what are the events in a decathlon? There are 10 different track and field events combined into one big event with combined scoring to see who wins gold. Let's break it down.
Men's decathlon events
1. 100m race
2. Long jump
3. Shot put
4. High jump
5. 400m race
6. 110m hurdles
7. Discus throw
8. Pole vault
9. Javelin throw
10. 1500m
There is no women's decathlon. The closest even women have in the Olympics is a seven-sport event called a heptathlon, for which Georgia is represented in during the Paris Olympics.
