modern pentathlon
noun
: a composite contest in which all contestants compete in a 300-meter freestyle swim, a 4000-meter cross-country run, a 5000-meter 30-jump equestrian steeplechase, épée fencing, and target shooting at 25 meters
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Showjumping will be replaced by obstacle racing, a decision that kept the sport in the Olympics, the IOC said in a statement, following a widespread outcry during Tokyo 2020 when Germany’s modern pentathlon coach, Kim Raisner, was disqualified for hitting a horse.
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
Among the institutions hit were those serving as 2024 Olympic venues, including Paris’s Grand Palais, which is hosting fencing and taekwondo competitions, and, twelve miles west of the city, the Château de Versailles, the site of the games’ equestrian sports and modern pentathlon events.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Aug. 2024
Unlike many Olympic sports—equestrian, modern pentathlon, gymnastics with its impenetrable point system—breaking is pretty easy to follow!
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 29 July 2024
Elsewhere on the grounds, the modern pentathlon races, the individual and team eventing cross-country section, and five modern pentathlon events will be hosted.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 26 July 2024
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
Among the institutions hit were those serving as 2024 Olympic venues, including Paris’s Grand Palais, which is hosting fencing and taekwondo competitions, and, twelve miles west of the city, the Château de Versailles, the site of the games’ equestrian sports and modern pentathlon events.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Aug. 2024
Unlike many Olympic sports—equestrian, modern pentathlon, gymnastics with its impenetrable point system—breaking is pretty easy to follow!
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 29 July 2024
Elsewhere on the grounds, the modern pentathlon races, the individual and team eventing cross-country section, and five modern pentathlon events will be hosted.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 26 July 2024
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