The Palace of Versailles hosted all the modern pentathlon events, with the only exclusion being the fencing ranking rounds, which occurred at the North Paris Arena.

[2] In response to this incident, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) was warned by the IOC to replace the riding segment with a new fifth discipline to reconsider the sport's inclusion in future editions.

[3] Following announcement of plans by the UIPM for the replacement of the riding segment with obstacle racing, modern pentathlon was reinstated for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

[4] Modern pentathlon contains five events; pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200-metre freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3.2-kilometre cross-country run.

Following the show jumping in Tokyo, concerns were raised regarding the poor horsemanship of some of the competitors and the ethics of this section of the competition, resulting in the sport's governing body promising a review.

[8] Host nation France has been guaranteed one quota place automatically, while two invitational positions are distributed by the UIPM once the rest of the qualifiers are announced and thereby decided.