A roadmap to follow for the modern pentathlon competition at the Paris Games.
FILE - Joe Choong of Britain crosses the finish line to win the men’s modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. FILE - Joe Choong of Britain competes at the equestrian section of the men’s modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 20, 2016. FILE - Elena Micheli of Italy, right, and Amira Kandil of Egypt compete in the fencing portion of the women’s modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Aug.
—Elena Micheli, Italy: After winning the last two women’s world championship gold medals, the 25-year-old Micheli is looking for her first Olympic medal after placing just 33rd last time in Tokyo.—A chance to watch the ultimate all-round athletes in Paris. Probably the quirkiest sport at the Olympics, modern pentathlon challenges athletes to swim, run, fence, ride an unfamiliar horse and shoot a laser pistol.is the setting for the semifinals and finals.
—After 112 years on the Olympic program, modern pentathlon is saying goodbye to its horses in Paris. The equestrian event will be cut after the Games following a scandal in Tokyo three years ago whenthat wasn’t cooperating with her athlete. Modern pentathlon is bringing in an “American Ninja Warrior”-style obstacle course for Los Angeles in 2028. Many top athletes are fiercely opposed.
The event has a low-profile start with fencing preliminaries on Aug. 8, but the first medals are awarded in the men’s final on Aug. 10. The women’s final on Aug. 11 will be one of the last events of the Games before the closing ceremony that evening.
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