UIPM President’s Activties
08.-10.06.2018 Darmstadt (GER)
UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann welcomed more than 100 athletes and guests at the first official Laser-Run competition in Germany, the Global Laser-Run City Tour in Darmstadt. Guests included the Mayor, Rafael Reisser, who was Patron of the successful competition in the historic university stadium.
11.06.2018 Darmstadt (GER)
Together with Florent Boas, UIPM Media Manager, Dr Schormann worked in the UIPM President’s office on a historical document that is being prepared for the 70th anniversary of UIPM, which will be celebrated at the UIPM Congress in November 2018 in Limassol (CYP).
14.06.2018 Hanau (GER)
The UIPM President was elected as a new member of the Board during the Assembly of the Sport Foundation of Hesse, which is creating sponsorships for young Olympic athletes and promoting young talents in various sports linked to the Olympic Games.
18.-19.06.2018 Monaco (MON)
President Dr Schormann took part in the annual UIPM audit, where he discussed with Treasurer John Helmick and Secretary General Shiny Fang important financial actions for UIPM relating to the 2018 season and in preparation for the 2018 Congress.
20.-24.06.2018 Astana (KAZ)
During his visit to the Pentathlon World Cup Final the UIPM President met with UIPM Executive Board Members, with many of the conversations focusing on Modern Pentathlon development.
With Sangwoo Park, President of the Asian Confederation, he spoke about the Asian Games in August 2018 in Jakarta (THA) and future steps to more activities and Category A competitions in Asia. President Dr Schormann and UIPM Vice-President Berik Imashev (also President of the Kazakhstan Modern Pentathlon Federation) discussed issues of sporting politics in Central Asia and the future reinforcement of Modern Pentathlon development in the whole region.
Dr Schormann met also with the Minister for Sport and Culture, Arystanbek Mukhamediuly, the Deputy Mayor of Astana, Yermek Amanshayev, and other Members of Parliament and the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan. The Prime Minister, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, attended the Men’s Final.
President Schormann and Secretary General Shiny Fang met with a Tokyo 2020 delegation to discuss main points for the 2020 Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon competition and also the test event, the 2019 UIPM Pentathlon World Cup Final in Tokyo. The competition schedule, accommodation, training and competition facilities, preparation of horses and temporary pool in the stadium were on the agenda.
26.-27.06.2018 Berlin (GER)
UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann met with members of the German Parliament and took part in a round-table discussion with the German Olympic Committee and National Federation sports leaders. The group shared ideas relating to political, financial and business aspects of the sporting landscape.
