The pentathlon is a modern Olympics sport.
triathlon and pentathlon
Pentathlon.
1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
pentathlon
The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Five events were contested over one day for the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, starting with the long jump, javelin throwing, and discus throwing, followed by the stadion (a short foot race) and wrestling.
Men competed in pentathlon beginning at the 1912 Games in Stockholm for 3 Olympic Games. Men's pentathlon was dropped after the 1924 Games. Women competed in pentathlon beginning at the 1964 Games in Tokyo for 5 Olympic Games. Starting in 1984 women began competing in heptathlon.
1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
Pentathlon.
They did the Olympics and the Pentathlon, which is running, Greek wrestling, discus, javelin, and jumping.
The ancient pentathlon in the original Olympic Games covered skills thought to be useful in war: long jump, javelin, discus, running (a short race), and wrestling. The modern pentathlon takes that same idea, and "modernized" it to early 20th century warfare. It consists of shooting, swimming, fencing, equestrian (horse riding) and cross country running.
The ancient Greece played Javelin, wrestling, weightlifting, swimming, cycling, fencing, gymnastics .Also they played shop-put and also horse riding.