Heptathlon, decathlon, this is all old news.
In CrossFit, there are the CrossFit Games, which is vastly superior to both and women show every single year that they're not second class citizen.
When trained right (no pink dumbbells and endless cardio), women can be incredibly STRONG.
Women would have to learn the pole vault, which some of them just wouldn't master (just as some don't). You might have a very different cast of characters competing.
Their uterus would fall out.
Here is the thread again.
Yes, women should do the deca not the Hep
Yes, women should run the 110h over 3 foot high hurdles (not the 100h over 2ft9 hurdles)
Yes, the women 400h should be run over 2ft9 hurdles
Yes, race walking and triple jump should be removed from the program altogether.
Yes, the 10000m should be replaced by a 12k cross country event (for both men and women), with the top 12 teams from the prior world XC champ qualifying for the Olympics.
Did I forget anything?
i'm sorry to said that... but you know nothing!
let me introduce you...
http://www.maren-schott.de/icosathlon/Outdoor/Outdoor_World_Records_ICO_WOMEN.pdf
the next BIG event is only tetradecathlon for women:
http://www.maren-schott.de/icosathlon/Outdoor/Outdoor_World_Records_WOMEN.pdf
The women who I would expect to do decathlon are pole vaulters . The organizing bodies are in a difficult position , unless they promote the decathlon by putting events on the women, they will not have the opportunity to compete. The current women doing heptathlon are over 70 % sprinter / jumpers tyes. Note the IAAF have issued scoring tables that include the additional events i.e. 100m , 400m, discus , pole vault and 1500m. In the current world championships in London 7 women competed in the 50Km walk . So tell me the IAAF could not add a decathlon for women to start the ball running. If this is too sexist why not add a heptathlon for the poor weak men.