By Steve KeatingTOKYO (Reuters) -Joseph Choong won the Olympic men’s modern pentathlon on Saturday to give Britain a sweep of the gold medals following Kate French’s win in the women’s event. In the laser run, athletes complete four laps of an 800 metres circuit with four shooting rounds where they must hit a target five times before returning to the course. In 1964, when the Games were last staged in Tokyo, modern pentathlon was held over five days but on Saturday the five events (200-metre swim, fencing, show jumping, shooting and running) were crammed into one action-packed afternoon. Competitors score points in the first three events which are translated into times and decide their starting positions for the final laser run. Choong had only the 14th best mark in the equestrian as Jung trimmed his advantage to 12 seconds going into the laser run.

Source: MetroXpress August 07, 2021 11:03 UTC