How many events are there in decathlon? 

The correct answer is 10.

Key Points

• Decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events.
• The events in decathlon are 100 meters, 400 meters,1500 meters, 110 meters of hurdles, long jump, shot put, high jump, discus throw, pole vault, and javelin throw.
• The pentathlon events that took place at the ancient Greek Olympics gave rise to the decathlon.
• Pentathlons comprised five events: sprint, discus throw, javelin throw, long jump, and wrestling battle.
• This competition was first held at Olympia in 708 BC, and for many centuries it was incredibly popular.
• The modern decathlon made its debut in the Olympic athletics schedule during the Stockholm Games in 1912.

Additional Information

• Male competitors normally engage in the decathlon, while female competitors usually compete in the heptathlon.
• The events are spread across two days, and the athlete with the highest total score at the end of the competition is declared the winner.
• The winner of the decathlon has traditionally been crowned the "World's Greatest Athlete."
• With a total score of 9,126 points in the 2018 Décastar in France, Frenchman Kevin Mayer holds the current official decathlon world record.