Mhairi Spence, A Pentathlete’s Journey to Beijing
For the uninitiated, modern pentathlon means shooting, fencing, swimming, riding and running – all the events completed in one day. “It’s weird that pentathlon is one of the oldest sports and yet so many people know so little about it,” Spence, based at Bath University, said. “It’s a shame it’s so misunderstood because we’re like the core of the Olympics. Sport has become very commercial, but there’s a place for tradition. Critics should come and see what it’s all about.”
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She’s only 21 but she dreams an Olympic dream. According to Spence, she’s not a natural 3,000 metres runner but is an assured horse rider and at ease with a sword, however, pistol shooting is her most potent skill.
Spence is currently working on getting enough points to be able to compete in the 2008 Beijing Games and the qualification period is between May 2007 and May 2008. There were several ways she enumerated on how to get the points or which tournaments would automatically qualify you to the Olympics like, being in the top eight at the Europeans, the top three at the worlds, or the winner of the World Cup final.
Either way, she strives to reach her dream with preparation of body and mind — keeping herself focused on the goal, which is good, actually. I wish her the best. I hope she gets a place and fulfill her dream. :)
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