How to Use modern pentathlon in a Sentence

modern pentathlon

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  • The Olympics will feature a version of OCR in 2028 as part of the modern pentathlon.
    — Gwendolyn Bounds, TIME, 18 June 2024
  • Why send them halfway around the world to watch modern pentathlon?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2021
  • And in what could be an Olympic first, a coach with the German modern pentathlon team was kicked out of the Games for punching a horse that balked at jumping.
    — NBC News, 8 Aug. 2021
  • But the Olympics are different and require fluency in the nuances of judo, the ins-and-outs of archery or the vagaries of modern pentathlon.
    — Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Until the late-1980s, Fort Sam Houston was the nation’s only center for modern pentathlon.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The modern pentathlon will drop its horse event, possibly adding a human obstacle course.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2022
  • Weightlifting, the modern pentathlon, taekwondo, the triathlon, and the trampoline all debuted in 2000.
    — Nicola Williams, National Review, 2 July 2021
  • These were the first Olympic Games to include taekwondo and triathlon events, as well as allowing female athletes to compete in modern pentathlon and weightlifting.
    — Elizabeth Flores, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon, each of which has dealt with its own troubles and scandals in recent years, were also excluded from the initial list.
    — Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Once home to the nation’s monarchy before the French revolution, the Château will now crown sporting royalty in the equestrian and modern pentathlon events.
    — Sam Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2024
  • Equestrian and modern pentathlon competitions will take place at the Palace of Versailles, one of the emblems of French royal history.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The Tokyo Games will include the debuts of skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing, with gold medals awarded in those sports on the same days, respectively, as in shooting, fencing and modern pentathlon.
    — New York Times, 15 July 2021
  • Still up in the air are international events in eight other sports, including the modern pentathlon world championships.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2020
  • The modern pentathlon consists of five sports: running, swimming, fencing, shooting and horseback riding.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2021
  • For two weeks every four years, the world turns its attention to all manner of global competitions, in sports known (basketball) and not (hello, modern pentathlon).
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Karate, modern pentathlon and taekwondo assign some of their spots to athletes who qualified in tournaments and others based on rankings.
    — New York Times, 9 Aug. 2021
  • This summer, the grounds will be temporarily fitted with an outdoor area to stage equestrian disciplines, plus many modern pentathlon events.
    — Sally French Of Nerdwallet, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Few except for hardcore fans would care about Greco-Roman wrestling, modern pentathlon or fencing — if that is, nationalism were not the obvious backdrop.
    — Stephen Wade, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Few except for hardcore fans would care about Greco-Roman wrestling, modern pentathlon or fencing — if that is, nationalism were not the obvious backdrop.
    — Stephen Wade, ajc, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The Verdict: The modern pentathlon is a massive test of your mental and physical stamina – not to mention your ability to pack clothes for four different events (my fencing jacket is now somewhere in the Sandhurst swimming pool).
    — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Artistic swimming, baseball, golf, karate, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics, skateboarding, sport climbing, track and field, trampoline and wrestling are all off Tuesday in Tokyo.
    — Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 26 July 2021
  • The modern pentathlon contains five different events: fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross country running.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The modern pentathlon is a venerable Olympic sport that dates back to 1912 and sees athletes compete in five different events — fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show-jumping, pistol shooting and cross-country running.
    — NBC News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Currently, the modern pentathlon contains five different events: fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross country running.
    — PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021

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