Taishu Sato won Japan's first Olympic modern pentathlon medal on Saturday when he earned silver behind Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt.Elgendy scored 1,555 points to win gold and better the previous world record by four, while Sato scored 1,542 over the sport's five disciplines: horse riding, fencing, swimming, and the laser run, which combines a running race with pistol shooting.Giorgio Malan of Italy won bronze, just six points behind the Japanese athlete."I'm very excited to see the people's reaction when I get home to Japan," the 30-year-old Sato said."I was aiming for the gold medal. Still, I a…READ FULL ARTICLE