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A glittering array of talent will take to the stage from August 8-11, as the world’s most versatile athletes bid to join the pantheon of heroes who have attained the status of Modern Pentathlon’s Olympic champion – known in the Ancient Olympics era as victor ludorum.
Six weeks ago, Anna Jurt of Switzerland was not on the list of Modern Pentathlon qualifiers for Paris 2024. Tomorrow she will not only embark on her debut Olympic Games, she will do so as European silver medallist.
After an exhilarating Olympic Games Fencing Ranking Round in the Men’s competition at North Paris Arena, here is a rapid round-up of athlete reaction from the Mixed Zone:
Ahmed Elgendy (EGY):
”It went very well. We’re still focusing on tomorrow’s Semi-finals and for the Finals on Saturday. I wanted to do well today in the Fencing so I can be more comfortable than I was in Tokyo.
After an exhilarating Olympic Games Fencing Ranking Round in the Women’s competition at North Paris Arena, here is a rapid round-up of athlete reaction from the Mixed Zone:
Elodie Clouvel (FRA): "It's the real Elo, she's back. I'm myself again finally! It’s magical. I did everything I could, it was amazing. I enjoyed it, I was hyper, I was focused, I was listening to music on my headphones. I was great, frankly it was great.
The champions of Europe and Africa combined at the top of the leaderboard after a thrilling Men’s Fencing Ranking Round opened the Modern Pentathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Elodie Clouvel of France could not have hoped for a better start to her home Olympic Games after she dominated the Women’s Fencing Ranking Round at North Paris Arena.
The Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist scored 27 victories and suffered only eight defeats as she took control of the round, leading Michelle Gulyas of Hungary by three touches and leaving Paris 2024 home fans in delirium.
The Modern Pentathlon competition at the 2024 Olympic Games moved to the stunning surrounds of the Palace of Versailles on Friday where the Men’s Semi-finals took place. Here is a rapid round-up of athlete reaction from the Mixed Zone after Semi-final A:
Modern Pentathlon competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games moved to the stunning surrounds of the Palace of Versailles on Friday where the Men’s Semi-finals took place. Here is a rapid round-up of athlete reaction from the Mixed Zone after Semi-final B:
Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt continued his impressive start to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by finishing 1st in Semi-final A and qualifying for the Men’s Final.
Elgendy (EGY) set a new Olympic record of 1,516 points after overcoming the setback of a patchy Riding performance. He started 5th in the Laser Run but moved past his fellow leaders to cross the line first in front of almost 16,000 jubilant spectators.
- Capacity crowds in ecstasy as Mourcia (FRA) and Prades (FRA) reach Final
- New Olympic records for Elgendy (EGY) and Vlach (CZE)
- Dramatic comebacks enable Bohm (HUN) and Choong (GBR) to progress
An exhilarating opening day of competition at the Palace of Versailles ended with 18 remarkable athletes reaching the Men’s Final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.