Modern pentathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Argentina was given the maximum quota and a further 4, 2 in each gender was initially given to the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 42 places shall be decided in three stages; firstly four continental qualification tournaments held in 2017, second the 2018 World Youth A Championships and finally the Olympic Youth Pentathlon World Rankings. Should a nation qualify more than 1 athlete per gender the nation will be allowed to choose which athlete will compete.[1]
Each athlete will compete in both the individual and mixed events. To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2003.[1]