Eight athletes were invited by the IAAF in the Heptathlon and in the Pentathlon as follows:
the winner of the 2013 Combined Events Challenge
the three best athletes from the 2013 Outdoor Lists (as at 31 December 2013), limited to a maximum of one per country
the three best athletes from the 2014 Indoor Lists (as at 17 February 2014)
one athlete which was invited at the discretion of the IAAF
In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member were invited. Upon refusals or cancellations, the invitations should be extended to the next
ranked athletes in the same lists respecting the above conditions.