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By Syndicated Content By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) – It is called modern pentathlon but it is the old guard looking poised to go out in a blaze of glory at the Tokyo Olympics and usher in a new vibrant made-for-television era for the sport as it undergoes an overhaul for the 2024 Paris Games. Modelled after the skills of the ideal soldier, modern pentathlon is the only sport created especially for the modern Olympics when it was introduced by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in Stockholm in 1912 and has remained relatively unchanged ever since. Originally modern pentathlon’s five events; pistol shooting, epee fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a cross-country run were contested over four days. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, the current one-day format was adopted and in 2000 women were added to the program.

France generalCity ofUnited kingdomKlaus schormannAnastasiya prokopenkoSteve keatingChloe espositoElodie clouvelAdam marosiPritha sarkarViktoriya tereshchukLaura asadauskaiteInternational olympic committeeInternational modern pentathlon unionTokyo olympicsBaron pierre de coubertin