Modern pentathlon was created by the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin as an homage to the duties required of a solider in the late 19th century to test the strengths of the ...

Britain's reigning modern pentathlon champion Joe Choong choked back tears and said he was 'gutted' after finishing the opening fencing ranking round 29th of 36 competitors at the Paris Olympics ...

The sport of modern pentathlon was dominated by Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics. In the women’s event, Kate French reigned supreme, securing Great Britain’s first modern pentathlon Olympic medal ...

“With obstacle being one of the five events within modern pentathlon at (the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics), it shines the ...

Modern Pentathlon returns to Athens for the Olympics after a gap of 2712 years. Andrey Moiseev of Russia takes the men’s Olympic title in Athens, with women’s gold going to Zsuzsanna Voros of Hungary.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, widely credited as the founder of the modern Olympics, succeeded in having a version of the ancient Games highlight of the Pentathlon incorporated into the 1912 ...

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Modern Pentathlon - Women's Riding - Tokyo Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Annika Schleu of Germany in action REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo Helmick ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Modern Pentathlon - Men's Laser-Run - Tokyo Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Jun Woong-Tae of South Korea in action REUTERS/Carlos Barria Change or be left behind.

when the call came telling the German she was in the Modern Pentathlon final. Without any preparation, the late replacement for Britain's unwell Olympic champion Kate French jumped in a car and ...

Stars like Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis-Hill will illuminate the Olympics in Rio over the next fortnight, but what makes the Games different from other big sporting occasions is its breadth and scope.

Pierre de Coubertin introduced the Modern Pentathlon at the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games. Fencing: Each athlete will face all the other competitors in one minute match. The first player to score a ...