What is Pentathlon?
Pentathlon is an athletic event in which competitors demonstrate their bravery in five disciplines. It was the basis of the ancient Greek Olympics and appears in a modernized form at the Olympic Games. Although events in classic and modern pentathlones are very different, as they test the perseverance and skill of the athlete, as well as the demonstration of properties that would be valuable to the soldiers. The winner of the event would be crowned with a laurel wreath to recognize its superiority as an athlete, and the term “laurels” is still used to indicate a high honor obtained by hard work. All athletes also showed their potential condition as soldiers, which shows that they have speed, accurate goal and ability to fight in tight neighborhoods. The Pentathlon winner was considered the Olympiad champion. Men and women participate in independent divisions and most contestants come from Europe and North America. The events in the modern Pentathlon were developed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of modern Olympic Games. His pentathlon was a navrWomen so that it reflects the skills needed members of the 19th century cavalry, and the contrasting events in two pentathlones reveal a lot about changes in the European War.
In the modern Pentathlon there are events of pistol shooting, sports fencing Épée, swimming, showing jumping and running run. The diverse events demonstrate the diversity of the environment with which the soldiers had to cope with in the 18th century. A powerful soldier was able to ride and successfully jump to a strange horse, run and swim to transfer messages or escape if necessary, fence of ssoupře and aim the weapon exactly. Modern Pentathlon takes place for one day and tests athletes according to their limits.
Like other combined sports events, training on Pentathlon is a hard work. The athlete must be able to achieve a high level of skills in multiple athletic disciplines and must also learn to balance the needs of their body with the total requirements of KURzu. Pentathlon's popularity has disappeared in recent years, but it is unlikely that it would disappear completely because it is such an important part of the Olympic history.