The World Athletics Combined Events Tour - formerly known as the IAAF Combined Events Challenge - is a series of combined track and field meetings held each season. World Athletics has been in charge of organising the tour since 1998. The heptathlon for women and the decathlon for men are the 2 events that demonstrate the extraordinary abilities required for success in combined events. The series features championship-level competitions like the World Athletics Championships and the Olympic Games in addition to annual independent combined events meetings. Due to the fact that combined events are not held at Diamond League meets, it is the premier seasonal competition for decathletes and heptathletes.
Event Format & Scoring
At World Athletics Combined Tour events, women compete in the heptathlon and men compete in the decathlon.
- Heptathlon - consists of the following 7 events, with the first 4 are usually contested on the first day of competition, and the remaining 3 on the second day: 100 metres hurdles; high jump; shot put; 200 metres; long jump; javelin throw; 800 metres
- Decathlon - consists of the following 10 events, with the first 5 usually contested on the first day of competition, and the remaining 5 on the second day: 100 metres; long jump; shot put; high jump; 400 metres; 110 metres hurdles; discus throw; pole vault; javelin throw; 1500 metres
The winners are decided by tallying the number of points each athlete has scored in combined events competitions during the season. Points scored are determined by the World Athletics combined events scoring tables.
