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MODERN PENTATHLON
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to the Rev. R. S. de Courcy Laffan in
19o8,
and bequeathed by
him to the B.O.A. for any purpose connected with the Games which
they might think fit. The Pentathlon Association decided to use
this cup as a Challenge Cup for a Pentathlon Team Competition,
and from
1929
the competition has been held on both team and
individual lines, a Challenge Cup having been presented by Colonel
G. N. Dyer, C.B.E., D.S.O., for the best individual competitor.
Teams consist of three competitors (two to count), all of whom
must belong to the same School, Regiment, or Educational
Institution.
Awards are as follows
Team Competition ..
Individual Competition
" Laffan " Cup.
The " Dyer " Cup and replica
for the best individual.
Silver medal for second best
individual.
Bronze medal for third best
individual.
Service Colleges Champion .. The " Rajah Campbell " Cup
and replica with the proviso
that should the best Cadet
of the Service Colleges win
the Individual Cup he shall
pass the " Rajah Campbell "
Cup to the next best Cadet.
Special Award Gold Plaque.
First-Class Award Silver Plaque.
Standard Award Silver Plaque.
Since
1929
the competition has been an annual one, and is usually
held at Aldershot and Camberley about the middle of May.
RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION
The Association shall be known as the " Modern Pentathlon
Association."
The objects of the Association shall be to encourage this com-
petition throughout the country, and thereby to ensure that Great
Britain is properly represented at each Olympiad.
The Association shall be administered by a Committee, composed
of Officers of the Army, with the Inspector of Physical Training
as Chairman, and the Commandant, Army School of Physical
Training, as Vice-Chairman.
The Committee shall meet once a year after the Annual Com-
petition, and whenever necessary. Four will form a quorum.
The Team and Individual Championship will be held in the
Spring of each year, the date and venue to be decided. by the
Committee: Entries should reach the Hon. Secretary at least one
month before the date of the competition.
The " Laffan " Cup will be competed for at these Championships.