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Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon consists of shooting, fencing, swimming, horse riding and running. However, youths don't compete in riding. Both boys and girls compete on the same distances. Modern pentathlon makes heavy demands on the athletes. Physical fitness, co-ordination, self-discipline and flexibility are needed to make good results. The sport was introduced at the Olympic Games in Stockholm 1912. During the first decades the Swedish athletes were dominating the sport. Nowadays, most of the best athletes are from Hungary, Russia and France.	More information about the sport: UIPM SMI/Modern femkamp Competition program
Short description of the disciplines in the World Youth Championships:
Shooting Air pistol, 10 metres. 20 shots, with 40 seconds to fire each shot. 172 points out of 200 is worth 1000 pentathlon points. Every target point above or below 172 is worth plus or minus 12 pentathlon points.
Swimming 200 metres free-style. A time of 2 minutes and 30 seconds gives 1000 pentathlon points for the boys, the girls need to swim at 2 min 40 sec to have the same points. Every second above or below this time is equal to 12 pentathlon points.
Fencing Athletes fence every other competitor. The time limit is one minute. A total score of 70% victories equals 1000 pentathlon points with each victory above or below that depending on how many athletes competing. The boys had 16 points and the girls 20 points for each victory in the World Youth Championships.
Running Every competition ends with the running. Both boys and girls run 3000 metres cross-country. A time of 10 minutes for boys and 11 minutes 20 seconds for girls earns 1000 pentathlon points. Every second above or below these times will gain or lose 4 points.