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Answer for the clue "Event of five different disciplines ", 10 letters:
pentathlon

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an athletic contest consisting of five different events

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pentathlon is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Dolph Lundgren as an East German Olympic gold medalist pentathlete on the run from a lethal coach ( David Soul ).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pentathlon \Pen*tath"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? five + ? a contest.] (Gr. Antiq.) A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus 2 (context athletics English) modern pentathlon

Usage examples of pentathlon.

Nevertheless many important old monuments remain from this period, including the Metropolis, the Pentathlon, Monticello, the Telethon, and the Tomb of Reebok.

The modern pentathlon was based on the skills needed by a military courier in the late nineteenth century-riding, running.