The heavyweight Teddy Riner of France will be going for a third straight gold medal and fourth straight medal over all. Japan won the most medals at the latest world championships. 2 GOLDSModern pentathlonIt is a quirky sport that was invented for the 1912 Games in Stockholm. Though the sport is hardly “modern,” its name comes because it is newer than the pentathlon of the ancient Greeks. The United States has won six silver medals in this sport, but never a gold.

Source: New York Times May 10, 2021 03:56 UTC