Pentathlon

Japanese: pentathlon
Pentathlon

…Day 2 = Long Jump, Javelin, 800m) will be held in the order listed. The origin of the mixed event is ancient, and in the ancient Olympics, only men competed in the pentathlon, which consisted of five events: sprint, long jump, discus, javelin, and wrestling. In the modern Olympics, it has been held as a decathlon since the 1912 Stockholm Games. …

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Japanese:

…第2日=走幅跳び,槍投げ,800m)を記載の順番に行う。 混成競技の起源は古く,古代オリンピックでは男子のみだったが五種競技pentathlonが,短距離,幅跳び,円盤投げ,槍投げ,レスリングの5種目で行われていた。近代オリンピックでも1912年のストックホルム大会からすでに十種競技として行われている。…

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