The decathlon was so much fun to watch that I think we really need more multi-sport events.
The modern pentathlon is ####ing stupid. Fencing, equestrian*, and laser pistol? Very accessible for the peasants! (though apparently after a #### show with the horses in Tokyo they are replacing the show jumping with Obstacle Course (Ninja Warrior style!) for 2028, much to the dismay of the aristocrats within the sport.
The Natural Sextathlon:
1. Mountain Biking (modestly priced standard-spec bikes)
2. Canoeing (probably the still water version as its more accessible)
3. Rock Climbing (both a speed climbing and bouldering round)
4. A strength round (moving a bunch of mass over a fairly shot distance that maybe contains some obstacles or something)
5&6. Trail running race with an accuracy component (I'm thinking throwing/tossing - a skill barely used anywhere in the Olympics)
The one thing pentathlon gets right is the final race format, where the preceding events determine the start order/timing, so everyone is chasing down the leader (and there is the laser shooting component which adds more opportunity to catch up).
I'd watch the #### out of that.
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