| Modern pentathlon at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Palace of Versailles Arena Paris Nord (fencing ranking rounds) |
| Dates | 8–11 August 2024 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 72 (36 men and 36 women) |
| Modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Events | ||
| men | women | |
The modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place during 8 to 11 August 2024 at the Palace of Versailles and the Arena Paris Nord. The Palace of Versailles hosted all the modern pentathlon events, with the only exclusion being the fencing ranking rounds, which occurred at the North Paris Arena. Two events were contested, one for men and another for women.[1]
In late 2021, the International Olympic Committee announced that modern pentathlon would be dropped from the Olympic program after 2024, following the controversy in the riding segment of the women's event in Tokyo 2020, which saw German coach Kim Raisner ejected from the Games for physically assaulting one of the horses.[2]
In response to this incident, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) was warned by the IOC to replace the riding segment with a new fifth discipline to reconsider the sport's inclusion in future editions.[3] Following announcement of plans by the UIPM for the replacement of the riding segment with obstacle racing, modern pentathlon was reinstated for the 2028 Summer Olympics.[4]
- ^ "Paris 2024 – Modern Pentathlon". Paris 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (8 October 2022). "UIPM President "convinced" modern pentathlon will feature at Los Angeles 2028". Zielona Góra: Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Lane, Barnaby (23 December 2021). "Modern pentathlon tore itself apart and alienated its biggest stars to try to stay in the Olympics. It's probably getting kicked out anyway". Insider Inc. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Livingstone, Robert (13 October 2023). "IOC backs five new sports for Los Angeles 2028 and plans to readmit modern pentathlon and weightlifting – but boxing left on hold". GamesBids. Retrieved 25 October 2023.