In a continuing series, Steve Smythe looks at the history of events at the Olympics and this time it is the turn of the women's pentathlon and heptathlon
With gender equality and innovation in mind, female athletes could contest the 10-event decathlon rather than the seven-discipline heptathlon at the Rio Olympic Games
The Olympic and world heptathlon champion is up for the World Comeback of the Year award, while Usain Bolt and Genzebe Dibaba are also among those nominated in Laureus World Sports Awards
Duo are set to compete at the under-23/under-20 international match in Spain, while the British team has also been named for the senior event in France
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