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Tag: modern pentathlon

Olympic sports writing: 2004-2015

Selected features and interviews, plus coverage from several Olympics: Features Dec. 1, 2015: US college sports are a factory for Olympic … More

badminton, beijing, biathlon, boxing, canoe/kayak, cross-country skiing, curling, diving, fencing, golf, handball, judo, london, modern pentathlon, nordic combined, sailing, shooting, ski jumping, soccer, sochi, speedskating, synchronized swimming, tennis, torino, track and field, triathlon, water polo, wrestling

I’m back – what’d I miss?

My hand is out of a splint after three weeks, though my typing speed is still diminished by a bit … More

badminton, equestrian, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, swimming, track and field, triathlon

Monday Myriad, June 9: Horse-athlon

Heading into the weekend, I cast some doubt on the hype for the modern pentathlon World Cup final, which included … More

modern pentathlon

Monday Myriad, April 7: Pentathlon power

We’re in a lull between winter and summer sports, which means this is a good time to tell you there … More

modern pentathlon

How modern pentathlon stayed in the Olympics (attn wrestling)

In elementary school, I used to wander into the Coliseum at the University of Georgia to watch wrestling. When UGA … More

ioc, modern pentathlon, wrestling

Wrestling’s biggest fight: Getting back in the Games

Modern pentathlon seemed to be the likeliest sport to be eliminated from the Olympic program. Then perhaps taekwondo. Maybe an … More

baseball, ioc, karate, modern pentathlon, softball, wrestling

Save modern pentathlon

The Winter Olympics are taking on an X Games feel. Even the older sports are modernizing — biathlon has caught … More

modern pentathlon, olympics

2012 medal projection update: Modern pentathlon and triathlon

Holding a world championship in an Olympic year always seems a little redundant. And we really don’t know if we … More

modern pentathlon, triathlon

2012 pentathlon/triathlon: Modern times

Modern pentathlon and triathlon have a few things in common — running, swimming and the inevitability of being lumped together … More

london 2012, modern pentathlon, triathlon

Friday Myriad: French finals, final Cup tune-ups

One side effect of the World Cup: These are the last MLS weekend games until June 25. They’ll play a … More

avp, college rugby, french open, modern pentathlon

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