Editing Modern pentathlon (section)

== Popularity ==
In 2021, modern pentathlon consistently had the least TV viewers of all Olympic sports, and also ranked at the bottom for internal Olympic measurements of social engagement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2021 |title=IOC warn modern pentathlon it faces Los Angeles Olympics axe |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/ioc-warn-modern-pentathlon-it-faces-los-angeles-olympics-axe-172528571.html |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Greek modern pentathlon coach said, "We are an Olympic sport that is on the edge... We're very, very low down, if not bottom, in a lot of ratings like ticket sales, viewership, and participation".<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Barnaby |title=Modern pentathlon's attempt to keep its Olympic place after the horse-punching scandal has sparked a generational civil war |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-pentathlon-inside-sports-bid-to-stay-in-the-olympics-2022-9 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Sports academic Jörg Krieger wrote in 2022 that the sport "suffered from a lack of participation in the sport, as well as [having] limited public interest".<ref name=":5" /> However, [[KXAS-TV]] reporter Stephanie de Lancey called the compressed 90-minute format used at the 2024 Olympics "fast and action-packed" and said the replacement of show jumping for 2028 was "a way for the sport to evolve in the 21st century."<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Lancey |first=Stephanie |date=11 August 2024 |title=Olympic modern pentathlon at Paris 2024: Biggest stories, replays, medal results and top athletes |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olympic-modern-pentathlon-paris-2024-biggest-stories-replays-medal-results-and-top-athletes |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.nbcolympics.com |language=en}}</ref>

A 2021 study by [[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]] concluded that modern pentathlon (in the form that included equestrian) was the most expensive Olympic sport for entry-level costs. It found that to start modern pentathlon cost US$13,580 for equipment and facilities. Most other Olympic sports examined cost less than $500 to start in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Clarisa |date=2021-08-05 |title=Entry-level costs for starting an Olympic sport |url=https://qz.com/2039725/costs-to-play-pentathalon-canoe-slalom-and-other-olympic-sports |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Quartz |language=en}}</ref>