Sentence examples for competing in the heptathlon from inspiring English sources

"When I was competing in the heptathlon, I never had enough time.

By then Ennis had already begun competing in the heptathlon and, naturally, it was Denise Lewis's gold medal-winning performance in Sydney that captured her imagination.

Though she may be an athlete first and foremost, as she consumately demonstrated yesterday competing in the heptathlon, there is no denying the fact that the 26 year old is also the photogenic poster girl for London 2012.

None of her nearest competitors at the Birmingham event are competing in the heptathlon in Australia, meaning she has strong hopes of a second major title in 2018.

Ennis, who missed out on competing in the Beijing Olympics because of injury, clocked a time in the first event of the heptathlon that would have won gold at the 2008 Games.

They compete in the heptathlon (seven events) rather than the decathlon.

However, she is one of the country's most versatile and resourceful athletes, having competed in the heptathlon at the 1996 Olympic trials.

And then much later, she took her athleticism to another level, competing in track and field at the storied University of Pennsylvania, where she competed in the heptathlon and was co-captain of the team.

Although that is more than 700 points below the score she achieved at London 2012, it would still be a notable achievement given she has not competed in the heptathlon since then.

Ennis-Hill is still undecided over whether to compete in the heptathlon at the world championships in Beijing next month: if she can slip under 13 seconds for the first time since her comeback after the birth of her son Reggie it could just nudge her towards the plane.

A decision is due to be made on Wednesday on whether she will compete in the heptathlon.