Xiu Xiu (Pentathlete) (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Xiu Xiu is a female Chinese modern pentathlete who will compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Her personal best PB is coming 5th at the 2007 World Championships. The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, epee fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run. The sport is governed by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), the International Modern Pentathlon Union. The modern pentathlon was invented by the Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games. The name derives from the Greek penta- "five" and -athlon "contest."