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World silver medallist Carolin Schäfer is set to compete in her first heptathlon since the Tokyo 2020 Olympics when she lines up in Ratingen in Germany for the latest leg of the World Athletics Combined Events Tour.

Germany’s 2019 world champion Niklas Kaul and 2017 world silver medallist Carolin Schafer lead the fields for the Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf-Meeting.

Belgian decathlete Jente Hauttekeete (© AFP / Getty Images) When 18-year-old Jente Hauttekeete lined up for a low-key heptathlon in Frankfurt on 13 February, his goal was simply to get close to the Belgian U20 record. Instead, he stole the show, collected the national U20 record, and with a score of 6062 became the first ever U20 athlete to exceed 6000 points, breaking the 11-year-old world U20 heptathlon record. The spotlight in Frankfurt was due to be on the duel between 2020 German indoor c...

As a decathlete, it’s probably in my genes to try to do 10 different things at once. As an entrepreneur, I’m also trying to learn several new disciplines, and master what I need to do to make my business a success. When you’re building a business, especially a start-up, you need to be good at everything. You need to learn about accounting, sales, marketing, about building a product and being a leader. You lack resources, you lack time, and you lack money. You lack experience, but somehow ...