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modern pentathlons

modern pentathlons is the plural of modern pentathlon.

Meaning of modern pentathlon

Noun

modern pentathlon (usually uncountable, plural modern pentathlons)

  1. (usually) An athletics event where athletes compete in épée fencing, shooting, freestyle swimming, show jumping and cross country.
    • Dwindling interest and a reputation for being outdated couldn’t change modern pentathlon. A brief video clip of a coach punching a horse at the Tokyo Olympics has altered it forever.
    • After more than a century of having its participants compete by running, shooting, fencing, swimming and riding, modern pentathlon will drop equestrian jumping from the event, the sport’s federation said Thursday.2021 March 11, Victor Mather, “Modern Pentathlon Drops Equestrian Competition After Abuse Claims”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2025
    Synonyms:
    pentathlon

Questions about modern pentathlons

What is modern pentathlons the plural of?
Modern pentathlons is the plural of modern pentathlon.

Words near modern pentathlons in the dictionary

  1. modern language
  2. modern languages
  3. Modern Monetary Theory
  4. Modern Norwegian
  5. modern pentathlon
  6. modern pentathlons
  7. modern period
  8. modern physics
  9. Modern Portuguese
  10. modern primitive
  11. modern primitives

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