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In 2021, German pentathlon coach Kim Raisner was thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics for punching a horse.
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Harriet Marsden, theweek, 25 July 2024
The pentathlon begins on Thursday, Aug. 8 and will conclude on Sunday, Aug. 11.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 July 2024
No swimming, no wrestling, no pentathlon, no gymnastics.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 25 July 2024
While they have not been contested at every games and the rules were quite different, boxing, wrestling, and the pentathlon were part of the Ancient Olympic games.
—Jessica Koscielniak, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Harriet Marsden, theweek, 25 July 2024
The pentathlon begins on Thursday, Aug. 8 and will conclude on Sunday, Aug. 11.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 26 July 2024
No swimming, no wrestling, no pentathlon, no gymnastics.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 25 July 2024
While they have not been contested at every games and the rules were quite different, boxing, wrestling, and the pentathlon were part of the Ancient Olympic games.
—Jessica Koscielniak, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pentathlon
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Marra wanted the Paris organizers to highlight the decathlon and heptathlon.Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
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Hall, of Greenwood Village, is making her Olympic debut after winning the heptathlon at the same event.Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
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The other athlete, Tom Papas, had been named to three teams but only completed one full decathlon.Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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Marra wanted the Paris organizers to highlight the decathlon and heptathlon.Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
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So in between enjoying curling, the luge, the biathlon, and hockey, take a gander at our rundown.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024
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The next Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada in February 2025, and winter sports like alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling will be introduced for the first time.Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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But a two-day rainfall that weekend flooded sewers and sank testing, delaying the men’s triathlon for a day.John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024
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The men’s triathlon race was delayed over concerns that the Seine River was too contaminated (read: poopy), but the waters were late deemed safe enough for the event to take place alongside the women’s triathlon race on Wednesday.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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But, Finland could also use the third spot to bring a younger goalie to one of these two tournaments, which could crack the door open for Annunen or Pittsburgh’s Joel Blomqvist.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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All tournaments are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. out of Prairie Creek park.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The first format in the world entirely dedicated to the art of sports commentary, ‘Hit the Mic’ aired from April 2024, as the UEFA European Champions League soccer tourney began its crunch matches, averaging 400,000 viewers per episode, including catchup.John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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However, the new #1 pair has had trouble living up to their ranking, and went five straight tourneys without a win.Todd Boss, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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In the current era of U.S.-Chinese strategic competition, North Korea’s value to China extends beyond its role as a buffer zone between Chinese and U.S. forces.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The organising committee investigated and found that Jiang had violated competition rules in the preliminary round because she was helped by her teacher, Wang Runqiu, who was a contestant himself.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Pentathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pentathlon. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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