Summer Tokyo 2021 Day 15 Thread

[peternorth]

The modern pentathlon is based around the idea of a soldier fighting behind enemy lines - hence the fencing, shooting and using an unfamiliar horse.

The modern Pentathlon has a historic basis. It is based upon the concept of a soldier delivering a message during a battle. The soldier has to run, swim, fight a sword battle, shoot a gun and ride a horse. For a long time it was only open to soldiers (commissioned officers, actually). A soldier in an army just gets whichever horse is available.

George Patton competed in 1912. (He claimed he got robbed during the shooting).

*EDIT*
Damn you FP!!!!!

They should be allowed to take prisoners, or have he host nation roll out some prisoners and let the competitor shoot them