Anna Hall reveals her plans for Christmas as she shares glimpses of her preparations for the special day

Olympian heptathlete Anna Hall recently shared her plans for the upcoming festival of Christmas with her followers on Instagram. The 23-year-old heptathlete also revealed her plans to celebrate Christmas with her parents.

In one of her Instagram stories, Hall uploaded a photograph of her living room, with the Christmas tree and the presents, as she wrote in the caption,

"Hosting my parents for Christmas next week"

Screengrab of Anna Hall's Instagram Stories [Image Source : Anna Hall's Instagram]

In another of her Instagram stories, Hall showed her wrapping papers for the presents in line as she cheekily posted,

"Taking Wrapping Duty Seriously"

Hall recently took to the track to prepare herself for the upcoming season of 2025. She had posted on one of her Instagram stories,

"first day back to drilling over hurdles"

Anna Hall's scores in the heptathlon make her the seventh-greatest female heptathlete of all time. She had previously won a silver medal at the Budapest World Championships in 2023. However, Hall couldn't sustain the momentum at the Paris Olympics, finishing fifth overall.

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Anna Hall's appearances during the 2024 season

The Olympic Games-Paris 2024 - Source: Getty

For Anna Hall, the Paris Olympics was going to be her first shot at Olympic glory. She would have made it to the Tokyo Olympics itself had she not broken her leg during the hurdles event at the US Olympic trials. This was why she had opted for knee surgery in early 2024, in order to avoid a repeat of the 2021 trials.

Hall made it to the Paris Olympics; however, despite her win in the 800m event, her points were just not enough, and she finished fifth overall, with a total of 6615 points. The bronze medalist, Noor Vidts of Belgium, was 92 points ahead of her, as she earned 6707 points to clinch the bronze medal.

In an interview with the Athletics Weekly, Hall shared whether she had the time to process the outcome. In her words,

“I don't think so. I think it's pretty fresh, but I'm just trying to work through it in my head the best that I can, kind of torn between my own disappointment from not meeting my own expectations, but still trying to be proud of the year that we had and the work that we put in to get here."

Hall further added,

"So, kind of getting torn back and forth between the two, but I'll process it all soon.”

Anna Hall is hopeful of a better performance in 2025 and beyond. She is also aiming to make it count at the Los Angeles Olympics scheduled in 2028.