Sten Ekberg won the Swedish Championship in both decathlon and heptathlon. Hurdles race are also part of combined events contests, including the decathlon and heptathlon. Katarina Johnson-Thompson is an English track and field athlete specialising in the heptathlon and pentathlon. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon. A women's pentathlon was held from 1964 to 1980, before being expanded to the heptathlon. The exceptions are the combined events like heptathlon and decathlon. It is simply a smaller version of the decathlon or a heptathlon. At the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics she placed ninth in the heptathlon. A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete. In the 2013 IAAF World Championships heptathlon, Johnson-Thompson finished in 5th place. The IAAF Combined Events Challenge determines a yearly women's heptathlon champion. She competes primarily in the sprints, having previously participated in the heptathlon. His mother was an athlete and a former national champion in the heptathlon. The first day of the 2000 Summer Olympics heptathlon was 23 September. The outdoor season saw her establish herself among the world elite in the heptathlon.