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 ...

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Fans have been promised a 'bolder, faster and more spectacular' event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics after one of the oldest sports has undergone a radical change. Modern Pentathlon - which was ...

Modern pentathlon is not quite as modern as its name might suggest. It was introduced to the Olympics in 1912, to highlight the qualities of a soldier You can save this article by registering for free ...

The modern pentathlon differs slightly from its ancient predecessor, but the event will still be a thrilling and demanding competition at the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer. The modern pentathlon ...

The Summer Games will officially open on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and will wrap-up on August 21, becoming the first time the Games have been hosted in South America. Global News takes a ...

Modern Pentathlon Australia has supported a decision by the sport's international governing body to remove the show jumping discipline from its Olympic competition after the 2024 Paris Games. The ...

The modern Olympics, which is a major international sporting event held every four years since it was first established in 1896, has its roots in the ancient Olympic Games that were held in Olympia, ...

The 2024 Summer Olympics are fast approaching. More than 800 athletes will head to Paris to compete as part of Team USA. The Games will include warm-weather sports like swimming and diving as well as ...

With the Summer Olympics set to open tomorrow, it seemed the perfect time to peruse newspaper coverage from the first modern Olympic Games. When the modern Olympics started on April 6, 1896, the world ...

The founder of the modern-day Olympics, Pierre de Courbertin. And his moustache. Source: sportlecitoyenette.blogactiv.eu Stockholm won the 1912 Olympics because, well, they were the only city to make ...

The XX Olympics in Munich in 1972 — not those of ancient Greece or the first modern Olympic Games — are the rightful parentage of today’s Olympics. It was in Munich at the height of the cold war that ...