Combined athletics events are challenges that bring together
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Combined athletics events are challenges that bring together several modalities to test the versatility of athletes. For women, there is the heptathlon, made up of seven events: 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m dash, long jump, javelin throw and 800m dash. For men, there is the decathlon, which includes ten events: 100m dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m dash, 110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw and 1,500m shallow. These competitions are held over two days, and athletes accumulate points based on their performance in each event. In the end, those with the highest scores are declared winners.
