<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">A&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">heptathlon</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;is a&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_and_field" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: var(--color-progressive,#36c);">track and field</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;combined events contest made up of seven events.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptathlon#cite_note-autogenerated1-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: var(--color-progressive,#36c); background-color: initial;"><sup>[1]</sup></a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">&nbsp;The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.</span></p>