Pentathlon

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(1) PENTATHLON

Pentasaccharide in Total Hip Replacement, or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin C. A trial comparing the efficacy and safety of a pentasaccharide fondaparinux to enoxaparin in preventing thromboembolism (TE) post elective hip replacement
Conclusion TE occurred in 6.0% of fondaparinux and 8.0% of enoxaparin patients (non-statistically significant; p = 0.099); no significant difference in the rates of major bleeds or death between the groups

(2) Pentathlon
A five-part Olympic event in which the participant must ride an unfamiliar horse, shoot a pistol—formerly loaded with pellets, now a laser—épée fence, swim—200 metres freestyle—and run 3 km cross country

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"So after rio I felt I almost hated pentathlon because it had been my life for so long, and I was so close to competing at the Olympics.

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Johnson-Thompson won World Indoor pentathlon gold in Birmingham last March - her first major title - before winning the Commonwealth heptathlon crown and silver, behind Thiam, at the European Championships in August.

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Bryden has been putting in an incredible amount of work in her efforts to achieve results in modern pentathlon.

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The group D (under 14) girls pentathlon had another three athletes from Central AC with Louise Carroll (Balfron High), Megan Dunlop (McLaren High) and Catriona Kane (Dunblane High), who was moving up from the under 13 age group.

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Summary: Ashgabat [Turkmenistan], Sept 19 (ANI): Purnima Hembram gave India a golden start in athletics as she finished at the top spot in the pentathlon event of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan here last evening.

India's Purnima Hembram bags pentathlon gold at Asian indoor meet

Tv sport OLYMPICS: Canoeing and taekwondo (BBC 2, 1pm); Canoeing, show jumping and modern pentathlon (BBC 1, 1.45pm); Boxing (BBC 2, 6pm); BMX, boxing and modern pentathlon (BBC 1, 7pm); Boxing and taekwondo (BBC 2, 8pm); Taekwondo (BBC 1, 8.30pm); Modern pentathlon (BBC 2, 10pm).

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Other winners included: Track and Field: U-11 Boy Jake Smith; U-13 Boy Matthew Walker; U-15 Boy Kellen Hadfield; U-15 Pentathlon Award Elias Ben-Tiba; U-17 Man Harry Allan; U-17 Pentathlon Award Scott Mann; U-20 Man Daniel McBride; Vet Man Andrew Pearson; Vet Man Pentathlon Award Charlie Burke; U-11 Girl Ebony Murtha; U-13 Girl Ruby Whitney; U-15 Girl Amy Carter; U-15 Pentathlon Award Elicia Smith; U-17 Woman Charlotte Sutherland; U-17 Pentathlon Award Rebecca Aspin; U-20 Woman Beth Long; Vet Woman Kath Aspin; Vet Woman Pentathlon Award Trish Speedie; Team Player awards were also awarded to athletes who attend all the events.

Olympic ace inspires the next generation of stars; ATHLETICS

GOLDEN girl Katarina Johnson-Thompson says she remains inspired by Jessica Ennis-Hill despite breaking her British pentathlon record.

TOP KAT IS 'IN AWE' OF HERO JESS; ATHLETICS: WORLD INDOORS

BRITAIN'S Katarina Johnson-Thompson admitted she was "absolutely devastated" after being forced out of her qualifying competition for the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships through illness.

Katarina too sick for World qualifiers; ATHLETIC

(BNA) -- The pentathlon team of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) left Bahrain today to Brazil where it will take part in the 60th World Military Pentathlon Championship, orgnised by the International Military Sports Council (CISM) in Rio de Janeiro from 09 to 18 November 2013.