UIPM 2025 Pentathlon Junior World Championships: Men’s Qualification

Day two of the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in Székesfehérvár (HUN) saw two world records set in the Men’s Qualification.



With an increase of 18 competitors from last year’s event, 105 athletes across three qualification groups competed for one of Friday’s 36 Semi-final slots.



As Farida Khalil of Egypt did 24 hours previously, the junior world record for the men’s obstacle – previously held by Moustafa Abouamer (EGY) in 00:22.51 – was crushed not once but twice.  



It was first broken by Jed Collins of Ireland in a lightning quick time of 00:21.64.

Abouamer (EGY) though later reminded the field of his supremacy as last year’s silver medallist nailed a sweeping time of 00:21.02 at the Székesfehérvár Regional Athletics Centre.



Abouamer (EGY) finished the day 8th in Group C on 1529 points, 11 fewer than 1st placed Danylo Sych of Ukraine.



Two Individual Neutral Athletes, Akim Gnedtchik and Andrey Bobrov, topped Group A and B with 1534 and 1513 points respectively.



Matteo Bovenzi of Italy lived up to his reputation as one of pentathlon’s finest swimmers with a blistering 01:53 breaking the world record of 2018 senior world champion James Cooke of Great Britain  (01:56.580).

Click here for a full list of the 36 athletes who qualified for the Men’s Semi-finals.



Live stream of the Semi-finals and Finals is available free on UIPM TV and YouTube and all competition results are available at the UIPM website.



The UIPM 2025 Pentathlon Junior World Championships continues until June 29, based on the following schedule (YouTube live coverage times in Central European Summer Time).



Friday June 27: Women’s Semi-final A (LIVE from 09:30); Women’s Semi-final B (LIVE from 13:00) | Men’s Fencing Seeding Round

Saturday June 28: Men’s Semi-final A (LIVE from 13:00); Men’s Semi-final B (LIVE from 16:30)

Sunday June 29: Women’s Final (LIVE from 13:00); Men’s Final (LIVE from 17:30).