Editing Air gun (section)

=== Laser beam ===
The [[modern pentathlon]] has since 2009 included a [[laser-run]] event that replaced the traditional cross country run of 3,200 metres and timed air-pistol shoot.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Pesca|first1=Mike|date=11 August 2012|title=Modern Pentathlon Hot-Shots: These Ladies Have Laser Pistols|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2012/08/11/158634634/modern-pentathlon-hot-shots-these-ladies-have-laser-pistols|access-date=4 August 2021|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> The competitors run 4 laps of 800 m combined with 4 rounds of firing.  The pistols used are modified air pistols that fire an eye-safe laser beam towards a target at the same time as a discharge of air. This has made the organisation of the events easier from a safety point of view and allows competitors to travel more easily with their weapons.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Lasers Make Modern Pentathlon More Modern|language=en-US|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/08/modern-pentathlon-laser-pistols/|access-date=4 August 2021|issn=1059-1028|date=11 August 2012}}</ref>