Pentathlon

Definitions

1. An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
2. Ellipsis of women's pentathlon (“a 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run”).
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3. Ellipsis of modern pentathlon, a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills.
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Equivalents

Examples

“In the end⟳, why not be happy with both, with the BMXes and the pentathlons, with the swans of synchro and the Quasimodos of wrestling? Sweet.”

“Dwindling interest⟳ and a reputation for being outdated couldn’t change⟳ modern pentathlon.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

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