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Month: May, 2009

Pentathlon

25 May, 2009 (14:12) | Athletes' Field, Information | By: Chino

In Ancient Greece, the pentathlon was an athletic event in the Olympics and other Panhellenic Games. From the word penta, which means five, pentathlon was derived from Greek words for “five competitions.” There were events which are held separately like the stadion or a short foot race and wrestling. Events that were not held as [...]