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What is the Modern Pentathlon? Designed for the modern olympics, it combines swimming, cross country running, pistol shooting, epee fencing and riding.

These events add up to a challenging test of physical and mental stamina and skills. There were 64 athletes who qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon at the Athens Summer Olympics in 2004, with more training everyday for the Beijing Games.

Get more details on the sport and follow international competitions at these sites...

Union Internatonale de Pentathlon Moderne - UIPM is recognized as the "official" site of the Olympics Pentathlon, you'll find information on the history of this sport as well as updates on the Olympics and other events. Scout around and see what the site has to offer.

Modern Pentathlon - Good overview of the sport with explanations of how the individual events are put together and a very nice section on scoring. The news section should keep you on top of the results of worldwide competitions.

USA Pentathlon - Nice site with a focus on US athletes, but shows world rankings for all pentathlon competitors. In depth looks at the US team and good overview of the sport.

Modern Pentathlon - Sweden - The point calculator on this site will help you to understand the outcomes of the August 2004 Olympics Pentathlon. The history and descriptions of the five events are good - the results are in Swedish, but no matter - the current international results link leads you back to the UIPM site - with an English version.

Woman's Sports Foundation - Small section on the Modern Pentathlon from a woman's perspective. The women's version of the sport was admitted to the Olympics in the 2000 games in Sydney, so 2004 was only the second Olympics where women competed at the games in Athens for a Pentathlon medal.

British Columbia Modern Pentathlon Association - This regional site does a great job of getting all of the info on modern pentathlon down in an easy to digest format. The pictures here really do a good job of showing the athletes in action. For international schedules and results they refer you back to UIPM.

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