the modern pentathlon
is an Olympic sport that comprises five different events; fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming (200 m), equestrian show jumping (15 jumps), and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross country running (3200 m). This last event is now referred to as the laser-run, since it alternates four legs of laser pistol shooting followed by an 800 m run (for 3200 m in total). The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics; as the original events were patterned on the skills needed by an ideal Greek soldier of the era, the modern pentathlon is similarly patterned on events representing the skills needed by infantry behind enemy lines.
Posted By: ghostof barry butler on August 6th 2021 at 19:41:13
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- Watching the Toff’s Pentathlon this morning, trying to work out what the 5th event is? (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 6, 18:17:50
- Rogering the housemaid (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Aug 6, 19:02:32
- Rogering the housemaid (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Aug 6, 19:02:20
- "Toff" - such a quaint old fashioned word. Sort of thing (Other Sports) - CB41, Aug 6, 18:54:45
- More military than toff anyway (n/m) (Other Sports) - watfordcanary, Aug 6, 18:59:26
- Quail Eating (n/m) (Other Sports) - Saucerer, Aug 6, 18:52:50
- Mime (n/m) (Other Sports) - Jumbo1, Aug 6, 18:34:35
- Err what about the running (n/m) (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 6, 18:32:41
- They do running in the long jump, not classed as a separate event (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 6, 19:22:14
- the modern pentathlon (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 6, 19:41:13
- Running and shooting used to be separate when I first saw it in the 72 Olympics (Other Sports) - watfordcanary, Aug 6, 19:31:09
- They do running in the long jump, not classed as a separate event (n/m) (Other Sports) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Aug 6, 19:22:14
- Come Dine With Me x (n/m) (Other Sports) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 6, 18:22:10
- They have to get into goth gear and drive 200m (Other Sports) - Old Man, Aug 6, 18:21:11
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