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What is One-touch bout in Modern Pentathlon?

Pentathlon's fencing format: a bout is decided by a single touch within a short time limit. If neither athlete scores in time, both are recorded as losing the bout, which punishes passivity.

Example: She won 24 of her one-touch bouts in the ranking round to lead after fencing.

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PentathletePentathlon pointsÉpéeRanking round (fencing)Bonus round (fencing)PisteTouchDouble defeat
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