pentathlon
noun/penˈtæθlən/
/penˈtæθlən/
- a sporting event in which people compete in five different sports (running, riding, swimming, shooting and fencing) compare biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, tetrathlon, triathlonTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting the original five events of leaping, running, discus-throwing, spear-throwing, and wrestling): from Greek, from pente ‘five’ + athlon ‘contest’.
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