| HEPT | ___athlon, women's athletics competition comprised of seven track and field events. |
| DEC | ___athlon, men's athletics competition comprised of four runs, three jumps and three throws. |
| HEPTATHLETE | Participant in a competition involving seven track and field events (11) |
| HURDLING | One of the seven track and field events forming a heptathlon (8) |
| PENTATHLON | Women's athletic contest comprising seven track-and-field disciplines (10) |
| DECATHLON | Athletics contest consisting of ten track and field events |
| ATHLETICS | A group of track-and-field events involving jumping, running and throwing collectively (9) |
| POLEVAULT | One of the 10 track-and-field events contested in a decathlon (4,5) |
| HEXAVALENT | Combined athletic contests consisting of six track-and-field events (10) |
| SEVEN | Number of track-and-field events comprising a heptathlon (5) |
| HURDLES | Barriers used in track-and-field events, steeplechasing, Sheepdog trials or as light, moveable fences of woven wattle or osier for gardens (7) |
| HEPTATHLON | One of the two track and field events in which two British women have won Olympic gold |
| LEWIS | American athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals in track and field events in the 1980s and 1990s (4,5) |
| PENTATHLETE | A participant in an athletics competition consisting of five different events (11) |
| MARATHONS | Has matron taken part in extensive track and field events? |
| ATHLETE | Person trained in track and field events (7) |
| MEMORIAL | William Knibb ___ high school where Usain Bolt started specializing in track and field events |
| ATHLETIC | ____ coach, one qualified to train competitors in track and field events (8) |
| TRI | ___athlon, involves swimming, cycling, and running. |
| PENT | Modern ___athlon, sport based on five skills needed by a battlefield courier. |
