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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Equestrian and modern pentathlon competitions will take place at the Palace of Versailles, one of the emblems of French royal history.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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
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
The modern pentathlon will drop its horse event, possibly adding a human obstacle course.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 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
Later that month, Keller attended a fundraiser for then-U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) at the Colorado Springs home of Eli Bremer, who competed in the modern pentathlon in the Beijing Olympics.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2022
In August, German modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner was disqualified from the Tokyo Games after hitting a horse that the animal's assigned rider Annika Schleu had been struggling to control.
—PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021
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
Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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
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
The modern pentathlon will drop its horse event, possibly adding a human obstacle course.
—Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 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
Later that month, Keller attended a fundraiser for then-U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) at the Colorado Springs home of Eli Bremer, who competed in the modern pentathlon in the Beijing Olympics.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2022
In August, German modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner was disqualified from the Tokyo Games after hitting a horse that the animal's assigned rider Annika Schleu had been struggling to control.
—PEOPLE.com, 5 Nov. 2021
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
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