The Modern Pentathlon event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will take place July 15 to 18, 2028 at the Valley Complex 2. The women's final will be on Day 3 and the men's final on Day 4.
Olympic Games Opening Ceremony: July 14, 2028
Modern Pentathlon action is slated to start on July 15, 2028.
Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony: August 15, 2028
Modern Pentathlon is not currently a Paralympic sport.
At LA28, the horse jumping portion of Modern Pentathlon will be replaced with Obstacle, an exciting ninja-style sprint course.
The five disciplines are fencing, swimming, obstacle, running and laser run shooting.
Athletes accumulate points in the first three events to determine their starting position for the Laser Run.
The Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area, Los Angeles’ second largest urban park–full of indoor and outdoor sports facilities, several golf courses and beautiful park, picnic and wildlife areas–will transform into an exciting sports park, featuring five Olympic sports and disciplines.
Valley Complex 2 is a temporary open-air venue built to showcase Modern Pentathlon and Skateboarding Park in an intimate setting where spectators will get to be part of the action-packed events.
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From 1912 to 1980 the Olympic Modern Pentathlon competition was held over five days with one event per day.
Between 1984 and 1992, the competition was held over four days with either running and shooting or swimming and shooting on the same day.
For the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, the competition was a one-day event in which 32 men who qualified via pre-Olympic competitions participated.
In 1998, the UIPM received approval for women to compete in the Sydney 2000 Olympics Games and so 24 men and 24 women competed in individual competition and for the first time in history, the Pentathlon venues were 96% sold out.
UIPM subsequently received an increase in the quota and in Athens 2004, 32 men and 32 women competed and both competitions were 100% sold out.
Following this success, UIPM received in February 2006 a further increase in quota from the IOC Executive Board – in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 36 men and 36 Women took part in the Olympic Modern Pentathlon event.
Following the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the UIPM replaced equestrian (show jumping) with Obstacle racking at all levels, which will debut at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028.
