Original sentence: A women's pentathlon was held from 1964 through 1980, after which it was replaced by the heptathlon in 1984.After Thorpe was stripped of his gold medal for breaking the amateur rule, the 1912 gold was awarded to Norway's  Ferdinand Reinhardt Bie, who is now officially listed as a joint winner with Thorpe, who was reinstated in the 1980s, in the International Olympic Committee's records.Competitors in the javelin and discus throws were allowed five throws each, and only their longest throw would count.Pentathletes were considered to be among the most skilled athletes, and their training was often part of military service—each of the five events was thought to be useful in battle.The pentathlon (as opposed to the modern pentathlon) was an athletic event in the Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
Edited sentence: After Thorpe was stripped of his gold medal for breaking the infamous amateur rule, the 1912 gold was awarded to Norway's  Ferdinand Reinhardt Bie, who is now officially listed as a joint winner with Thorpe, who was reinstated in the 1980s, in the  IOC's records.Competitors in the javelin and discus throws were given five throws each, and only their farthest throw would count.For women, there was a women's pentathlon held from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced by a heptathlon in 1984.Pentathletes were considered to be among the most skilled athletes, and their training was often part of military service - each of the five events was thought to be useful in battle.The pentathlon (as opposed to the modern pentathlon) was an athletics event in the Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece