Reigning Olympic bronze medalist in men's modern pentathlon, Jun Woong-tae, and fellow South Korean Seo Chang-wan both advanced to the final round at the Paris Olympics.

The 29-year-old Jun ranked second in Group B of semifinals at Château de Versailles on Saturday, earning a total score of one-thousand-515 points. The 27-year-old Seo ranked fifth with one-thousand-503 points, reaching the Olympic finals for the first time.

Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy, the silver medalist at the previous Tokyo Games, ranked atop Group A to advance to the final stage.

Modern pentathlon is a sporting event comprised of fencing, swimming in the 200-meter freestyle, riding show jumping, and laser run combining running and laser pistol shooting.

Jun and Seo will compete against 16 other contenders in the finals scheduled to begin at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Korea time.