heptathlon
noun /hepˈtæθlən/
/hepˈtæθlən/
- a sporting event, especially one for women, in which athletes compete in seven different events compare biathlon, decathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlonTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Origin1970s: from hepta- ‘seven’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’, on the pattern of words such as decathlon.