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12/02/2008
Modern pentathlon cut from 5 to 4 events (KOB-TV Albuquerque)
(AP) MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Modern pentathlon has been cut from five events to four in a bid to boost its popularity and stay in the Olympics. The International Modern Pentathlon Union voted to combine pistol shooting and running into one discipline to create a shorter and more dynamic competition.
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11/28/2008
Modern pentathlon gets an Olympic-friendly makeover (The World)
MONTE CARLO, Monaco — Modern pentathlon has been cut from five events to four in a bid to boost its popularity and stay in the Olympics.
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11/27/2008
Modern Pentathlon Gets a Little Less Penta (New York Times)
Modern pentathlon has been cut from five events to four in a bid to boost its popularity and stay in the Olympics, combining shooting and running into a single event.
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11/25/2008
Modern Pentathlon cut from five events to four (International Herald Tribune)
Modern pentathlon has been cut from five events to four in a bid to boost the sport's popularity and keep it on the Olympic program.
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11/25/2008
Modern pentathlon cut from 5 to 4 events (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Modern pentathlon has been cut from five events to four in a bid to boost its popularity and stay in the Olympics. The International Modern Pentathlon Union voted to combine pistol shooting and running into one discipline to create a shorter and more dynamic competition. Klaus Schormann, president of the governing body, described the recent decision at the group's annual meeting in ...
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12/02/2008
Codes fall short on drug tests (The Namibian)
Handball and modern pentathlon were also described as falling short in complying with the World Anti-Doping Code, which was approved in 2003 and sets out drug-testing rules across all sports and countries.
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11/25/2008
Modern Pentathlon cut to four events (The West Australian)
Modern pentathlon has been cut from five events to four in a bid to boost the sport's popularity and keep it on the Olympic program. The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) voted to combine pistol shooting and running into one discipline to create a shorter and more dynamic event.
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11/25/2008
Modern pentathlon changes to combine running and shooting (Daily Mail)
The format of the modern pentathlon is to change after the sport's governing body voted to combine the disciplines of shooting and running into one event.
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11/24/2008
Olympics: modern pentathlon to become four-event discipline (Guardian Unlimited)
The modern pentathlon will consist of four events rather than five when shooting and running are combined
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11/29/2008
Five sports cited for falling short (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball were among five Olympic sports cited by the World Anti-Doping Agency for failing to implement consistent out-of-competition testing programs. Handball and modern pentathlon were also described as falling short in complying...
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