A few ancient writers, such as the historian ... who lived in the 5th century BC and won victory in the pentathlon at the Olympics of 476 BC, apparently said that for him "the prizes meant glory ...

Modern Pentathlon returns to Athens for the Olympics after a gap of 2712 years. Andrey Moiseev of Russia takes the men’s Olympic title in Athens, with women’s gold going to Zsuzsanna Voros of Hungary.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, widely credited as the founder of the modern Olympics, succeeded in having a version of the ancient Games highlight of the Pentathlon incorporated into the 1912 ...

Image caption, The ancient Olympic athletes would enter the stadium ... Play the game to take part in the pentathlon and save the bronze discus from the master of thievery.

Seventy-two athletes (36 men, 36 women) will compete in the men's and women's individual event competitions, respectively, with no more than two athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC).

Britain has a good track record in the modern pentathlon in recent ... cultures that have filtered down from ancient times. It has featured in every Olympics since 1896. It is one of the few ...

One of the key sports at the ancient Olympics, wrestling has been part ... stand for what was once the final aspect of the ancient pentathlon. Modern wrestling consists of two separate disciplines ...

Leonidas of Rhodes is our guide to the Olympic Games, as held in Ancient Greece ... Strange, I know… The pentathlon is a five-event contest combining running, jumping, discus, javelin and ...

The sport of modern pentathlon was dominated by Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics. In the women’s event, Kate French reigned supreme, securing Great Britain’s first modern pentathlon Olympic medal ...

FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Modern Pentathlon - Women's Riding - Tokyo Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Annika Schleu of Germany in action REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo Helmick ...