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Cuban José Figueroa proved that his victory in last year’s Pan American Championship was no accident, as he came through once more with a very strong showing in this year’s competition with a spectacular performance, and his second consecutive continental championship.
In a vey busy final day of the 2014 Pan American Championships in Mexico City three different nations won the gold medals in the modern pentathlon relays.
Americans Samantha Achterberg and Isabella Isaksen ran away with the victory with a total of 1367 points, after starting the combined event a few seconds behind the Canadians, wining the combined event with a time of 12.33. Argentine sisters Pamela and Ayelen Zapata also came from behind and were able to give their nation a historical silver medal by posting a solid 12.36 in the combined event.
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne is delighted to announce we are now part of the Paralympic Family.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has recognised UIPM as the newest International Federation to be welcomed in to their movement, which is gaining momentum with every passing year and championship.
Only sports that are recognised by the IPC are eligible to apply to be part of the Paralympic Games sports programme.
Forty eight athletes, 24 men and 24 women, will battle it out in the Men’s Individual, the Women’s Individual and the Mixed-Relay Competition for the three Gold medals on offer.
The spotlight will be firmly on these talented young athletes as they showcase the sport of Modern Pentathlon to a global audience from the Nanjing International Expo Centre and the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre.
Modern Pentathlon today reached out to the people of Nanjing as part of the Youth Olympic Games Cultural and Education Programme.
With the sport set to begin at the Games tomorrow, more than 100 children from local international schools in the city took part in a Modern Pentathlon demonstration presented by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne.
AT THE end of two thrilling days of competition, 14-year-old ZHONG XIUTING was crowned champion of the Girls’s Individual Modern Pentathlon at the 2nd Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.
Zhong had started the Combined Event just outside the medals in fifth place, but she held her nerve to overtake the leaders and claim the gold medal, to the delight of the home crowd at the NJ OSC Modern Pentathlon Venue and in the presence of the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, also in the Combined Event audience.
In Modern Pentathlon, it’s never over until it’s over.
ALEXSANDR LIFANOV (Russia) today became Modern Pentathlon’s Youth Olympic Games Champion, and he could hardly believe the dramatic turn of events that led to him standing on top of the podium.
The IOC President Dr. Thomas Bach, attended to the Girls Individual Modern Pentathlon Final and was part of the great environment the Combined Event created. With all athletes stepping up for the Run / Shoot event, the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre venue was seated to full capacity, watching the local home favorite ZHONG XIUTING (China) take the Gold medal ahead of FRANCESCA SUMMERS (Great Britain) and ANNA MATTHES (Germany).
After a compelling day that added to the reputation of Modern Pentathlon’s Mixed Relay as one of the most exciting new spectacles in Olympic sport, a partnership between Portugal and Ukraine claimed the final MP gold medal of an exceptional Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
WADA has completed its amendment to Section S2.1 of the 2014 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods valid from the 1st september 2014.
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF) activators Xenon and Argon have been added to the 2014 Prohibited List, following the required three-month notice period and UNESCO’s communication to all States Parties.
The recommendation to revise the List was made and approved by WADA’s Executive Committee during its May meeting.
The new List can be found in the Medical Corner of the UIPM Website.