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modern pentathlon en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) An athletics event where athletes compete in épée fencing, shooting, freestyle swimming, show jumping and cross country.
   • Dwindling interest and a reputation for being outdated couldn’t change modern pentathlon. A brief video clip of a coach punching a horse at the Tokyo Olympics has altered it forever. After more than a century of having its participants compete by running, shooting, fencing, swimming and riding, modern pentathlon will drop equestrian jumping from the event, the sport’s federation said Thursday. 2021 March 11, Victor Mather, “Modern Pentathlon Drops Equestrian Competition After Abuse Claims”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2025:

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pentathlon

Translations (16)

ro pentatlon modern (athletics event) · nl moderne vijfkamp (athletics event) · ru спортивное пятиборье (athletics event) · hu öttusa (athletics event) · ko 근대오종 (athletics event) · cmn 現代五項 /现代五项 (athletics event) · kk қазіргі бессайыс (athletics event) · ja 近代五種 (athletics event) · ru современное пятиборье (athletics event) · pl pięciobój nowoczesny (athletics event) · nl vijfkamp (athletics event) · fi nykyaikainen viisiottelu (athletics event) · kk заманауи бессайыс (athletics event) · es pentatlón moderno (athletics event) · uk суча́сне п'ятибо́рство (athletics event) · fr pentathlon moderne (athletics event)