VERSAILLES, France : Britain's Kerenza Bryson qualified for the women's Modern Pentathlon final with an Olympic record points haul on Saturday while compatriot and reigning champion Kate French joined her in the 18-strong field at the Paris Games.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Modern Pentathlon - Women's SF A Laser Run - Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France - August 10, 2024. Kerenza Bryson of Britain, Elena Micheli of Italy and Alice Sotero of Italy in action. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraVERSAILLES, France : Britain's Kerenza Bryson qualified for the women's Modern Pentathlon final with an Olympic record points haul on Saturday while compatriot and reigning champion Kate French joined her in the 18-strong field at the Paris Games.
Modern Pentathlon features fencing, equestrian show jumping, swimming, laser pistols and running in a new 90 minute format all held in the same location - this time the grounds of the 17th century Palace of Versailles. Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite, the London 2012 gold medallist and runner-up in Tokyo three years ago, also qualified for the final in her fifth Games and at the age of 40.
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