modern pentathlon

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An athletics event where athletes compete in épée fencing, shooting, freestyle swimming, show jumping and cross country.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolpentatlón moderno

Françaispentathlon moderne

DeutschFünfkampf

10 more languages

Suominykyaikainen viisiottelu

Bahasa Indonesiapancalomba modern

日本語近代五種

Қазақ тіліқазіргі бессайыс

한국어근대오종

Nederlandsmoderne vijfkamp vijfkamp

Românăpentatlon modern

Русскийсовреме́нное пятибо́рье спортивное пятиборье

Українськасуча́сне п'ятибо́рство

Examples

“Dwindling interest ⟳ and a reputation for being outdated couldn’t change ⟳ modern pentathlon.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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

modern period modern physics Modern Portuguese modern primitive modern ruin Modern South Arabian

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