10/03/2026
A little insight into the sports I work in. Starting with Modern Pentathlon..
So what exactly is it?
Modern Pentathlon is an Olympic Sport consisting of 5 events; Fencing, OCR, Swimming, Running & Laser Pistol Shooting. The sport initially included equestrian show jumping but this was removed post Paris Olympics and replaced with OCR.
The sport was first held in 1912 inspired by the traditional Pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics, modelling skills needed by a solider of that time. It has been a consistent sport within the Summer Olympic Games since 1912.
Competitions are held across the world and include a Men's, Women's & Mixes Relay races. The season consists of World Cups, World Cup Final, European Championships & World Championships- all adding to overall World & Olympic ranking points.
In Tokyo Olympics Team GB took home both Men's & Womens GOLD! Now the work has already begun for LA 2028 with GB once again hopefull to be back on the Podium at an Olympic Games π¬π§