By Emily GoddardThe Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced the nation's teams competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics will be based at Espaço Rio in the Brazil city during the Games.

for our athlete accommodation, headquarters offices, and medical staff," said the Sydney 2000 modern pentathlon

By Gary AndersonThe Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC) was presented with a special "Order of Honour" by the country's President Rosen Plevneliev at a ceremony in Sofia to mark its 90th anniversary.

Lalovic and Klaus Schormann, Presidents of United World Wrestling and the the International Modern Pentathlon

By Nick ButlerLifestyle brand Sportscraft has been announced as Official Supplier of Australian uniforms at the Rio 2016 Olympics, marking the seventh Games in which they have served this role.

Opening Ceremony of London 2012 was widely praised ©Getty Images Chiller, who competed in the modern pentathlon

Tokyo 2020 meanwhile has scheduled the modern pentathlon fencing to take place at Musashino Forest Sport

"We don't need a stadium for modern pentathlon.

Modern pentathlon has to spread out its participation. We don't need a special facility for it.

Modern pentathlon never has more than 4,000 or 5,000 spectators.

The women compete at London 2012 during the women's modern pentathlon, a sport that must alter itself

help from Africa - on the track, and a plethora of gold medals in sports ranging from wushu to modern pentathlon

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in IncheonThere was agony and ecstasy in equal measure for Iran on a final absorbing evening of sporting action here at the Asian Games, with a heartbreaking basketball defeat to South Korea followed by a clinical victory over Japan in volleyball.

final, there was the usual dose of Chinese success, with two wins apiece in table tennis and modern pentathlon

Double gold in modern pentathlon for China16:55 That means, there is no change in the team standings

Boxing, cricket and modern pentathlon update16:28 Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan defeats Israil Madrimov

the Afghans are concerned. 16:12 Success for China following the showjumping section of the modern pentathlon

that, it's time to head to the Seonhak Gymnasium where men's boxing finals are getting underwayModern Pentathlon

update13:58 Athletes have come to the end of the swimming in the modern pentathlon now as they continue

By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in IncheonIn two of the most bitterly contested rivalry in sport and politics, India overcame Pakistan in a hockey shootout here tonight at the Asian Games, before South Korea beat North Korea thanks to a goal in injury time of extra time in the men's football.

Iran and Japan did likewise in karate, while China's 2009 world champion Chen Qian took women's modern pentathlon

By Paul Osborne at the Main Press Centre in IncheonAsia can take credit for the boom in global beach and sea sports due to the success of the Asian Beach Games, it was has been claimed by Wei Jizhong, honorary life vice-president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

26 sports and 168 gold medals.The sports programme includes, for the first time, athletics, modern pentathlon

colleague gets to the bottom of that breaking doping story, I can bring you an update from the modern pentathlon

three Asian Games title and are heavily favoured to repeat that feat today.14:54 A quick women's modern pentathlon

By Gary AndersonMore than 900 schools have signed up to a nationwide campaign aimed at boosting youngsters' participation in sport being run by the Czech Olympic Committee (CAC).

understanding of the overall fitness and abilities of their pupils, according to the CAC.London 2012 modern pentathlon

By Daniel EtchellsPentathlon GB, Great Britain's national governing body for modern pentathlon, has announced

I am honoured to have been offered this incredible opportunity to lead Pentathlon GB in the lead-up to

Nigel's track record is impressive," said Anthony Temple, chairman of Pentathlon GB."

He joins us at an exciting time for Pentathlon GB and for the sport of modern pentathlon."

I am sure he will build on our recent achievements and take Pentathlon GB forward with confidence as

Exclusive: Peter's the new King of British modern pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomLithuania's modern pentathlon world champions of 2013 - reigning Olympic champion Laura

by six points.Evans produced a terrific swim in the second leg of the 2x100m freestyle to push the Pentathlon

time of 1 min 54.56sec was the third fastest of the day behind Hungary and France, and was worth 357 pentathlon

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China take team gold in WarsawSeptember 2014: France secure superb victory in men's relay at modern pentathlon

World ChampionshipsSeptember 2014: Chinese duo take women's relay gold at Modern Pentathlon World Championships

By Mike RowbottomAleksander Lesun earned his second individual modern pentathlon world gold in Warsaw

athlete produced a characteristic final flourish in the combined run/shoot in the International Modern Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon is such a great sport," said Lesun. "I love it and live it."

Russia's Aleksander Lesun returned to the top of the podium at the UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Championships

medallists France (left) and bronze medallists China line up on the podium at the 54th UIPM Modern Pentathlon

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By Mike RowbottomBritain's Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray became modern pentathlon world champion

The 24-year-old from Clitheroe in Lancashire thus became Britain's fourth individual woman modern pentathlon

third place and came through to win ©UIPM"It doesn't feel real," said Murray, who also set a modern pentathlon

Murray now lives in Bath, where she trains at the Pentathlon GB National Training Centre at the University

China's Qian Chen won individual silver and team gold at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in

world record in the 200 metres freestyle as she won the World Championships title ©UIPMBartu, Pentathlon