Paragraph on “Pentathlon” complete paragraph for Class 9, Class 10, Class 11 and Class 12

Pentathlon

The pentathlon is a sports’ competition in which the athletes compete in five different events. The objective of the Pentathlon, as the ancient Greeks saw, was to test all the strengths and skills of the athletes. In those days the Pentathlon comprised of Discus throwing, Javelin throwing, Racing, Wrestling and Jumping. It was in 1912 that the pentathlon was brought into modern Olympics. In those days the events included a 1500 metre race instead of wrestling. These events continued in the Olympics till 1924 when the Pentathlon was dropped. In the year 1964 the International Olympic Committee introduced a Women’s’ Pentathlon which included Shot Put, 200 metre race, a 80 metre race with hurdles, Long jump and High jump. In the subsequent years some of these events were changed and replaced with others.