Problem is then everyone would stick them into one, which would defeat the purpose of encouraging multi-skilled athletes.
Would be much more interesting if people had to choose a load of personal attributes rather than picking events. Clubs would then need to determine what their best event is.
Wouldn't even have to be too complicated: Speed Stamina Strength Jumping Throwing Technique The 100m would be mostly a function of speed and then technique and maybe a tiny bit of stamina, whereas the 1500m would be stamina then speed and very little technique. Long jump would be jumping, speed and technique, while pole vault would be just jumping and technique.
Yeah there was an athletics club management sim that I dabbled in a long time ago that basically did this.
Yeah exactly needs to be skill/attribute based. Then you can have your club system work have 10 events for clubs to compete in.