Modern pentathlon - Paris 2024
www.paris2024.org › en › sportThe modern pentathlon is the successor to the ancient pentathlon, which comprised running, jumping, javelin, discus and wrestling. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, highly appreciated the pentathlon of the ancient Games. He proposed a similar competition that would test the strengths of a “complete” athlete, but involve more modern disciplines.
Modern Pentathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
www.nbcolympics.com › news › modern-pentathlon-2024Jun 1, 2022 · When to watch modern pentathlon during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Modern pentathlon tests athletes across five separate disciplines. Athletes must swim, fence, ride an unfamiliar horse through a show jumping course – they get just 20 minutes to get acquainted – and finally a foot race, which includes stops to take aim at targets with pistols which emit a laser beam when pulling the trigger.
Pentathlon moderne aux Jeux de Paris 2024
www.paris2024.org › fr › sportLe pentathlon moderne est l’héritier du pentathlon antique, qui regroupait des épreuves de course, de javelot, de saut, de disque et de lutte. Le Baron de Coubertin appréciait beaucoup cette épreuve reine des Jeux de l’antiquité, et proposa de reproduire une épreuve similaire, qui permettrait de tester les qualités d’un athlète « complet », mais dans des disciplines plus modernes.
How to qualify for modern pentathlon at Paris 2024. The ...
olympics.com › en › newsSep 21, 2022 · The Paris 2024 modern pentathlon competition will take place from 8 to 11 August 2024 at the Palace of Versailles and the Paris Nord Arena. Paris 2024 will feature the same number of athletes as Tokyo 2020: 72 (36 in the women's competition and 36 in the men's). Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can qualify a maximum of two athletes by gender, for a total of four.