Ahead of competition, here is everything you need to know about Modern Pentathlon!
Originally founded by Pierre De Coubertin in 1912, Modern Pentathlon is a sport designed for the perfect all-around with five sports, fencing, equestrian, swimming, running and shooting, combined into the one event.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Australian athletes Ed Fernon and Marina Carrier will face a stellar international contingent on August 5 to 7, in the Men’s and Women’s individual competition. Australian fans will watch with high hopes following the success of Chloe Esposito who won Gold at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Sport Format:
On the first day, each athlete will fence (epee) every other competitor (35) in a round-robin, one hit.
On the following day, they will fence again a bonus round. They will also, swim 200 metres in seeded heats, show jump on a horse they have only known for 20 minutes.
The final event is the laser run. It is a combination of running and shooting. Pentathletes start on a handicap, based on scores after the previous 3 events.
They run a short distance to the firing range, shoot unlimited times within 50 seconds to hit a target five times (5 greens); run 800m. They repeat this 3 more times to complete 4 X 5 greens and 4 X 800m. The first across the finish line is the winner.
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE (AEST):
- Day 13, Thursday, August 5; 2pm- 8:30pm – Fencing ranking round
- Day 14, Friday, August 6; 3:30pm- 9:15pm – Feat. Marina Carrier
- Day 15, Saturday, August 7; 3:30pm- 9:15pm – Feat. Ed Fernon
Don’t miss a moment of the Tokyo 2020 action! You can watch LIVE on 7Plus or download the app to watch live on your phone, visit the following link on your mobile: https://onelink.to/7plus
Be sure to check out the athlete profiles, sport explainers and the Olympic archives as well as tons of great extra videos to get into the Olympic Spirit!