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1: Kate French becomes Great Britain's second ever modern pentathlon Olympic champion. After finishing 5th at Rio 2016, French was determined to get a medal at Tokyo 2020. And the 30-year-old achieved that goal in style, blowing the competition away to win women's gold. Having missed just two of her 22 shots in the laser run, French approached ...
The Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 were the first to include competitors from all five continents represented by the Olympic rings. It was also the year that women made their debut in the swimming events. From 1912 to 1948, artistic competitions were part of the modern Olympic Games, on the initiative of Pierre de Coubertin. Medals were ...
Mar 13, 2024 · Modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Games belonged to Great Britain. In the women’s event, Kate French reigned supreme, securing Great Britain’s first modern pentathlon Olympic medal since the London Games. In the men’s event, Joe Choong won gold, setting an Olympic record in the process.
Only five sports have been contested at every summer Olympic Games since 1896: Athletics, Cycling, Fencing, Gymnastics and Swimming. In 2012 there were 26 sports contested, increasing to 28 in 2016, and 33 in 2020. The next Olympic Games in Paris 2024 are expected to have 32 sports with the debut of breakdancing, while karate, baseball ...
May 6, 2024 · Olympic Games. While many associate the modern Olympics with tradition, the quadrennial sporting event is continually changing. There’s the size of the Games: at the Athens Olympics in 1896, 241 athletes competed in 43 events, while the 2020 Tokyo Games (delayed until 2021 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic) featured 11,420 competitors and 339 ...
The 1896 Summer Olympics, [2] officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( Greek: Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized : Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 ( Greek: Αθήνα 1896 ), was the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised by the International Olympic ...
Aug 6, 2021 · 35. USA. SCHULTZ Samantha. 154. 36. ECU. CUASPUD Marcela. 124. Results from the women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
