Katarina Johnson-Thompson had compared her first-day advantage in the Olympic women’s heptathlon to leading a 100 metres race at half distance and, as Noah Lyles would confirm, fine margins can make a ...

PARIS, France — The title of "World's Greatest Athlete" is bestowed upon the winners of the heptathlon and decathlon, grueling tests of speed, strength, agility and endurance in track and field.

American Anna Hall completed the set of world championship medals by powering to gold in the women's heptathlon in Tokyo on Saturday as the US extended its lead in the medals table. The 24-year-old ...