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There was a Pentathlon event in the ancient Olympic Games from 708 B.C. Athletes competed in 5 events: discus, javelin, long jump, a stadium-length race and wrestling.
In the modern Pentathlon, athletes known as 'pentathletes' complete in 5 events on one day.
The athletes fence using the epee (a sword with a stiff blade)
Fencers using an epee
The athletes swim 200 metres.
Using an air pistol they shoot 20 times at a target 10 metres away.
They run 3,000 metres cross-country.
Cross country runners
The athletes ride a horse around a 350 - 440 metres course. There are 12 -15 obstacles, such as a fence, a gate, or a water jump, that each horse and rider must jump over.
For more information about this Olympic sport go here
http://www.olympic.org/modern-pentathlon
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