Category: Combines Events
Anna Hall set a meeting record and heptathlon all-time second achievement at Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis
Anna Hall moved up to second position in the all-time heptathlon rankings after winning the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis with a meeting record of 7,032 points. the American athlete took the lead after the second event of the heptathlon and maintained her lead until the end, setting personal bests in the high jump, shot put, javelin
Sander Skotheim set a new Norwegian decathlon record to win Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis
Sander Skotheim continued his excellent form in 2025, setting a new Norwegian record and climbing to seventh in the all-time decathlon rankings, winning the event at the 50th anniversary Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria. Having won gold in the heptathlon at the 2025 Apeldoorn European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2025 Nanjing World Indoor Championships in
Katarina Johnson-Thompson withdrew from the combined events tournament in Gotzis due to injury
Katarina Johnson-Thompson has withdrawn from the combined events tournament in Gotzis, Austria, this weekend due to a minor injury. “I am very disappointed to announce that I sustained an injury during training this week and will not be able to compete in Gotzis this weekend”, said Katarina Johnson-Thompson in a statement. “I was looking forward
Saga Vanninen won the pentathlon title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
European pentathlon champion Saga Vanninen also won the world title at the Nanjing Championships. The two-time world champion in the women’s heptathlon collected 4,821 points for the gold medal in the pentathlon in China. The Finish athlete recorded 8.30 sec in the 60m hurdles, 1.81m in the high jump, 15.81m in the shot put, 6.37m
Three-time Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam misses the indoor season
Three-time Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam will skip the indoor season and focus on her preparations for the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. “We can confirm that Nafissatou Thiam will not participate in the indoor season. She will miss the European and World Indoor Championships”, says a statement to the media from
Sander Skotheim won the heptathlon gold in Tallinn and improved the European record
Norwegian athlete Sander Skotheim won the heptathlon event in Tallinn at the World Athletics Combined Series with 6484 points. The Glasgow 2024 world indoor silver medalist thus improved by 5 points the European record of Kevin Mayer, who had been at the top since 2017. Kevin Mayer’s previous record was set at the European Indoor
Saga Vanninen won the pentathlon gold in Tallinn with season best and national record
World silver medalist in the pentathlon Saga Vanninen won the pentathlon in Tallinn with a new Finnish record of 4,843 points, the best result in the world this season. The result moved Saga Vanninen to 16th place in the world rankings all-time. Personal bests of 6.48m in the long jump and 2:11.70 min in the
Jana Koscak is preparing for new golds and a world record
Endurance is a key characteristic of any top-level multi-event and, despite still only 18, finalist for the Women’s Rising Star in Athletics Jana Koscak has already demonstrated that it’s a trait she possesses in abundance. A devastating mid-race injury and a hospital stay after the event following a collapse this summer in Lima, Peru, have