modern pentathlon
noun[SorU]
uk/ˌmɒd.ən penˈtæθ.lɒn/us/ˌmɑː.dɚn penˈtæθ.lɑːn/anOlympicsportthatincludesfiveevents:swimming,fencing(=fightingwithlongthinswords),showjumping(=ridinghorsesoverfences), andcross-countryrunning(=runningalongdistancein thecountryside)combinedwithshooting:
Hewonasilvermedalin themodernpentathlon.
Willmodernpentathlonsurviveas anOlympicsport?
- She istrainingfor the 2024modernpentathlon.
- Modernpentathlonfirstappearedin theOlympicsin 1912.
- Themodernpentathlonteamwaslookingfor someone who couldrunandswim.
Specific sporting events
- bowl
- classic
- double-header
- El Clásico
- Highland Games
- Madison
- Paralympian
- Paralympic
- pentathlon
- roller derby
- sports day
- swimathon
- the IOC
- the Olympics
- the Paralympics
- the Special Olympics
- the World Series
- Wimbledon
- World Cup