Athletes Centered Program
The goal of the latest addition to UIPM’s online platform is to support the global UIPM Sports athlete community and provide them with a space where all athlete-related resources and opportunities can be easily found. Athletes who register will find informative and engaging content on the platform.
To register, UIPM athletes must click on this link and provide all requested information.
Athletes are now invited to register for the Athletes Centered Program (ACP), which sits alongside the Coaches Certification Programme (CCP) and Judges Certification Programme (JCP) and is based on the following pillars:
- Athletes Zone, with fresh information about athletes of the past, athlete of the year awards and athlete success stories away from the field of play.
- UIPM continues to promote and encourages athletes to complete Athlete365 courses entitled Preventing Competition Manipulation, available by clicking here
- Educational and career opportunities.
- Resources to support athletes with dual careers including downloadable tools created specifically for pentathletes, like planners, checklists and cheat sheets and guidelines.
- A fun quiz to test Modern Pentathlon knowledge.
- Pentathlete-tailored educational series of videos and courses.
- Athletes' essentials and pathways for athletes to become coaches and judges.
The Goals Map is among the useful tools in the ACP
UIPM downloadable digital tools to help athletes to balance training and non-training routines are included:
- Day Balance Sheet
- Weekly Training Planner for Pentathletes
- Pentathlon Bag Checklist
- My Year Review
- Values Checklist
- 100 Goals for Success
- Daily Self-Reflection Tool
- Soft and Hard Skills Review
- Mid-year Pentathlon Performance Review
The platform’s Opportunities section offers athletes scholarships, internships, educational programmes, courses and sessions as well as other activities from UIPM and partners, the IOC and Athlete365 Career+, World Olympians Association (WOA) and other Olympic and international sport organizations.
The ACP and all resources are free of charge. Registration is simple and, like the Judges and Coaches areas, is available on https://edu.uipmworld.org. The ACP section will appear automatically for athletes who already have a Coach or Judge account on the educational platform.
Through the ACP, UIPM maintains its commitment to athletes by creating and developing valuable and effective content and programmes and always listening to athletes' suggestions to make them ever more pentathlete-tailored.
Full house during the Athletes' Forum at the U17 Youth World Championships in Alexandria (EGY)
UIPM Athletes Committee Chair, Yasser Hefny OLY, said: “I encourage all our athletes to register on the Athletes Centred Platform, an essential tool to enable them to discover educational opportunities and make the best out of the templates and models created to help them manage their academic careers besides doing the sport they love.”
UIPM Athletes Committee Member, Natalya Coyle OLY, added: “The Athlete Centred Platform is a brilliant initiative. I know that, at the beginning of my career, I needed help planning, organising and understanding the balancing act that is the Modern Pentathlon. For those at the end of their athletic career, getting advice on CVs and the next steps is a welcome resource. I’m delighted there is something available for all levels of athletes.”
Scholarships Opportunities
Through UIPM’s Memorandum of Understanding with the World Academy of Sport (WAoS) (in place since 2020), athletes can access education that supports career skills development during and after sport: WAoS scholarships help pentathletes study the University of London’s fully online, self-paced PGCert in International Sports Management (typically completed within 1–5 years), building leadership, governance and management skills while continuing to train and compete. In addition, WAoS also makes Athlete Certificate learning opportunities available for youth athletes through member federations. Please follow UIPM announcements for each intake and deadlines, and if you have questions contact UIPM. For full programme and scholarship details, see the document below.
2026 - UIPM PGC Scholarship Programme Proposal
Prevention of Competition Manipulation
As part of UIPM’s ongoing commitment to integrity education, two UIPM Athletes Committee members — Sam Curry (GBR) and Alida van der Meer (RSA) — have completed training as IOC Believe in Sport Ambassadors, strengthening UIPM’s work to prevent competition manipulation. In their new roles, they will help raise awareness across the global pentathlon community and support education initiatives at all levels.
At UIPM youth competitions, Believe in Sport role-play games — short, interactive scenarios designed to spark discussion —have been introduced on non-competition days to strengthen athletes’ decision-making and promote a shared culture of integrity.
The ACP further complements this work by offering a short knowledge-check course on preventing competition manipulation, helping athletes and entourage refresh key messages and stay informed throughout the season, available here.
We also encourage athletes to explore the IOC’s educational resources on preventing competition manipulation, available here.
Youth Role Play Activity regarding competition manipulation held in Druskininkai (LTU) during U19 World Championships (2024)
Any member of the community who has suggestions, ideas or recommendations for ACP development is welcome to contact the UIPM Project Manager at anfisa.kasyanova@pentathlon.org.
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