Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be hoping to bring back gold for Team GB in the Olympic Games 2020 heptathlon \u2013 but which sports must she master? <\/p>
The heptathlon will attract plenty of British interest with Katarina Johnson-Thompson gearing up to go for gold in the fascinating multi-sport event.<\/p>\n
KJT recorded her finest achievement to date as she won the heptathlon at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, now she will be determined to go full steam ahead and challenge for top honours at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.<\/p>\n
Unlike the modern pentathlon and triathlon, the heptathlon and decathlon are both listed under the Olympics athletics schedule<\/a> due to their track and field nature.<\/p>\n Heptathlon puts athletes to the test across multiple disciplines testing a whole range of their skills and talents to determine the gold medal champion.<\/p>\n RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you up to speed with everything you need to know about heptathlon on the Olympic Games 2020 schedule<\/a> in Tokyo, taking place in the summer of 2021.<\/p>\n The Olympic heptathlon is made up of seven events that test the range of an athlete\u2019s skills, from throwing to jumping to running and more.<\/p>\n Traditionally, the US has dominated the heptathlon with Jackie Joyner-Kersee\u2019s stunning score at the 1988 Olympics enough to set the world record. The 33-year-old record is unlikely to fall any time soon.<\/p>\n The following seven events all feature in the Olympic heptathlon to be fought over by a host of elite sportswomen including Katarina Johnson-Thompson.<\/p>\n The fascinating aspect of the heptathlon, aside from the simple fact there are seven events to enjoy, is that each competitor has a different speciality.<\/p>\n KJT boasts the British national record for high jump and has won gold medals in long jump events during her formative years, while other athletes may favour throwing contests or sprints.<\/p>\n It all adds up to a terrific spectacle and British fans will be determined to see Johnson-Thompson atop the podium by the end of the event.<\/p> The heptathlon begins at 1am<\/strong> (UK time) on Wednesday 4th August 2021<\/strong> and will wrap up on\u00a0Thursday 5th August 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve got the full schedule below:<\/p>\n Wednesday 4th August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday 5th August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out our guide on how to watch Olympics 2020<\/a> or see Olympics on TV today<\/a> for more details, timings, and exclusive expert analysis from some of the biggest names in world sport over the coming weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n Sir Chris Hoy, Beth Tweddle, Rebecca Adlington, Matthew Pinsent and Dame Jess Ennis-Hill are among the stars we have to being their esteemed opinions, so don\u2019t miss what they have to say.<\/em><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Sport<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be hoping to bring back gold for Team GB in the Olympic Games 2020 heptathlon \u2013 but which sports must she master? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2605,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/which-sports-are-in-the-olympic-heptathlon.jpg",1024,683,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/which-sports-are-in-the-olympic-heptathlon-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/which-sports-are-in-the-olympic-heptathlon-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/which-sports-are-in-the-olympic-heptathlon-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/which-sports-are-in-the-olympic-heptathlon.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/which-sports-are-in-the-olympic-heptathlon.jpg",1024,683,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/which-sports-are-in-the-olympic-heptathlon.jpg",1024,683,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be hoping to bring back gold for Team GB in the Olympic Games 2020 heptathlon \u2013 but which sports must she master?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How many sports are in Olympic heptathlon?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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