Here’s all you need to know about the Team GB modern pentathletes looking to win gold at Tokyo 2020, plus the rules and events explained. <\/p>
Most Olympic athletes dedicate their entire lives to perfecting their craft in their chosen sport, but modern pentathletes are something else.<\/p>\n
They have the unenviable task of training in five different disciplines as they compete to win points in each event to emerge as the ultimate all-round sportsperson.<\/p>\n
The pentathlon event dates right back to the ancient Olympic Games in 708BC, which consisted of discus throw, javelin, long jump, the stadium-length race and wrestling.<\/p>\n
Times have changed though and the modern pentathlon has since adapted its events.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> has broken down everything you need to know about the pentathlon for the Olympics 2020<\/a>, from which events are involved to how many Team GB athletes are competing. Plus, find out what to watch with our guide to the Olympics on TV today<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pentathlon begins on Thursday 5th August<\/strong> with the women\u2019s individual event concluding on Friday 6th and the men\u2019s coming to a close on Saturday 7th.<\/p>\n Check out our guide on how to watch Olympics 2020<\/a> or see Olympics on TV today<\/a> for more details, timings, and exclusive expert analysis from some of the biggest names in world sport over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n Sir Chris Hoy, Beth Tweddle, Rebecca Adlington, Matthew Pinsent and Dame Jess Ennis-Hill are among the stars we have to being their esteemed opinions, so don\u2019t miss what they have to say.<\/p>\n The five sports that make up the modern pentathlon are: fencing, swimming, riding, shooting and running.<\/p>\n This is broken down into fencing (one-touch \u00e9p\u00e9e), freestyle swimming (200m), equestrian show jumping (15 jumps), and a final event of pistol shooting and cross country running (3,200m).<\/p>\n The latter two are combined in the final event of the competition.<\/p>\n Athletes win points based on their performance in each event and scores are combined to give the overall total.<\/p>\n The performance of an athlete in the first three events (fencing, swimming, riding) will dictate their starting position for the shooting\/racing combination event at the end.<\/p>\n The athletes with the most points after three events will start the final combined event ahead of those with lower points and ultimately have an advantage.<\/p>\n The athlete who crosses the finish line first in the final run is declared the overall winner of the entire competition.<\/p>\n The modern pentathlon takes place between August 5th and August 7th<\/strong>.<\/p> Team GB will have four representatives; two competing in the men\u2019s event and two in the women\u2019s.<\/p>\n Joseph Choong<\/strong><\/p>\n Choong finished 10th at his Olympics debut in Rio and heads into Tokyo as the world number 17.<\/p>\n James Cooke<\/strong><\/p>\n Cooke also made his debut in Rio and despite failing to medal, he set a new Olympic modern pentathlon swim record with a time of 1:55:60.<\/p>\n Kate French<\/strong><\/p>\n French will be looking to go a step further than her fifth-placed finish in Rio and goes into the Games off the back of a brilliant 2021 season which has seen her win three international medals and set a new women\u2019s world record in the fencing discipline.<\/p>\n Joanna Muir<\/strong><\/p>\n The Scottish-born athlete is number one on the World Cup ranking list this year ahead of making her Olympics debut this summer.<\/p>\n Radio Times Olympics Special issue<\/a> is on sale now.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Sport<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n Here’s all you need to know about the Team GB modern pentathletes looking to win gold at Tokyo 2020, plus the rules and events explained. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2667,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/pentathlon-at-the-olympics-gb-team-rules-and-the-five-events-explained.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/pentathlon-at-the-olympics-gb-team-rules-and-the-five-events-explained-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/pentathlon-at-the-olympics-gb-team-rules-and-the-five-events-explained-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/pentathlon-at-the-olympics-gb-team-rules-and-the-five-events-explained.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/pentathlon-at-the-olympics-gb-team-rules-and-the-five-events-explained.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/pentathlon-at-the-olympics-gb-team-rules-and-the-five-events-explained.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/pentathlon-at-the-olympics-gb-team-rules-and-the-five-events-explained.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Here's all you need to know about the Team GB modern pentathletes looking to win gold at Tokyo 2020, plus the rules and events explained.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2666"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}When is pentathlon at the Olympics?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What five sports are in pentathlon?<\/h2>\n
Pentathlon Olympic rules<\/h2>\n
Which Team GB athletes will compete in Olympic pentathlon?<\/h2>\n
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