Mumbai/Raipur
The 38th National Pentathlon Games is being organized from 8 February to 14 February in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. Three senior technical experts of the Chhattisgarh Mardon Pentathlon Association have been selected for this national competition.
Sunil Kumar Pal, Dilip Kumar Vishwakarma and Pramod Singh Thakur have been included in the jury for this national competition as special technical experts.
Pentathlon Games were recorded in ancient Greece and used to be part of the ancient Olympic Games. Five events were fought a day for the ancient Olympic Pentathlon, including long jump, spear throwing and discus throwing, followed by the stadian (a short walking) and wrestling. It was focused on the skills required by a soldier at the end of the 19th century, with shooting, swimming, fencing, horse riding and cross -country races. A major aspect of modern Pentathlon is the digit system, under which each contestant is given a certain number of marks based on its performance in each specific competition. Overall, the winner is the contestant with the highest points at the end of the five Pentathlon events.
