This year's European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Hungary have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaitė has won the women's event at the European Modern Pentathlon Championships after overhauling home favourite Kate French in the final stages in Bath.
World modern pentathlon champion Jamie Cooke has added the European Championship to his collection and earned a Tokyo 2020 qualification spot for Britain after claiming victory in the men's final in Bath.
Britain's Kate French made a strong start to her campaign to go one better than last year at the European Modern Pentathlon Championships after winning her qualification group.
British duo James Cooke and Joe Choong look in good shape to challenge for home gold in the European Modern Pentathlon Championships after impressing in men's qualifying today in Bath.
Hosts Britain have won their second gold medal of the European Modern Pentathlon Championships with victory in the men's relay in Bath, however they have missed out on the medals in the women's event despite taking an early lead.
British duo Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage won the first title of the week at the European Modern Pentathlon Championships as they claimed gold in the mixed relay competition in Bath in England.
Britain's Joe Choong will lead home hopes when the European Modern Pentathlon Championships, which double as an Olympic qualification event, take place in Bath.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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