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Fencing is one of the five parts that make up modern pentathlon.
Fencing is one of the five parts that make up modern pentathlon.
Olympics: modern pentathlon tries to look ahead
Deemed elitist by critics, the sport is facing threat of exclusion for the 2020 Summer Games.