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Lena Schoneborn (Germany) was imperious in the last round of shooting and running, keeping her nerves when she needed them most and from there the Olympic Champion was unstoppable as she raced towards the finish line to take the gold in Moscow. The Women`s Final was decided by a thrilling battle. Until the last round, Sarolta Kovacs (Hungary) was leading, followed by Anna Burjak (Russia) with an 8-second gap. Schoneborn started the Combined Event with an incredible 20-second deficit to the leaders.
BEIJING, CHINA China’s Qian Chen completed a golden double at the Asian & Oceania Championships today when she was crowned Women’s Individual champion which guarantees her place at next summer’s Olympic Games in Rio. The World PWR Ranking #4, 2014 World Championships Silver Medallist and Asian Games Gold Medallist Chen (CHN) showed her class to take the gold medal in the first day of the Championships - the first Olympic Qualification event for Pentathletes which will guarantee 12 athletes (six female, six male) their place in the wonderful city next summer.
BEIJIN, CHINA Today saw the Men’s Olympic Qualification event for Asia and Oceania for Rio 2016 taking place in Beijing, China, with the top Oceania Athlete and top 5 placed Asian athletes booking qualification spots for the Modern Pentathlon Olympic Event to be held 19/20 August 2016.
The widespread changes to the composition and function of the IOC commissions for 2015, announced on Friday May 29th, included many new duties for senior figures in Modern Pentathlon.
The review of the scope and composition of the IOC commissions was one of 40 recommendations approved by the 127th IOC Session last December in Monaco.
Last weekend 211 pentathletes from youth to seniors landed in the municipality of Cascina, in the Province of Pisa, Italy, for the 2015 UIPM Biathle/ Triathle World Tour #2. Held under a blazing sun and a good atmosphere with families cheering up their kids, the competition saw a great number of participating countries. Teams from Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Mexico and Argentina witnessed the dominance of Italians and British at the World Tour #2. In the end the British came away with a total of 29 medals and the overall team trophy.
The UIPM and the Mexican Modern Pentathlon Federation are organising the 2015 International University Open in collaboration with FISU and CONDDE, the Mexican University Sports Federation.
Member of FISU Family since May 2014, the UIPM has followed the indication of the FISU Executive Committee in establishing a trial event of the sport within the University framework, thus scheduling this competition for Cuernavaca (Mexico) from 27 July to 1 August 2015.
MINSK, BELARUS - The Road to Rio has been a long journey for many but two pentathletes will reach their destination this weekend when the 2015 UIPM World Cup Series culminates with the Final in Minsk, Belarus.
The cream of the elite Modern Pentathlon world will be among the 72 athletes taking part in the Mix Relay (Thursday), Men's Individual (Saturday) and Women's Individual (Sunday) events. Twenty-five countries are represented, demonstrating the diversity of the sport at the highest level.
MINSK, BELARUS - Ilya Palazkov and Katsiaryna Arol (BLR) have been crowned the new Mix Relay World Cup Winners.
The Belarussian duo made home advantage count as they dominated the first event of the Finals in the 2015 UIPM World Cup Series in Minsk, Belarus.
A strong win in the Fencing saw them shoot straight to the top of the leaderboard and they remained there throughout the end of the first day of competition.
Looking ahead to see a great performance at the 2015 UIPM Youth A World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1 to 6 September, Argentinian Modern Pentathlon Federation is inviting delegations from all over the world to participate in a training camp. The entire session consists on a simulation-based training during the period 18 to 30 August 2015. The price per person per day is 55 euros including accommodation with full board in double and triple rooms, the training program and transportation.
MINSK, BELARUS - Rio and the 2016 Olympics beckon for Riccardo De Luca after the Italian was today crowned Men's Individual World Cup Winner here in Minsk, Belarus.
With so much at stake, and so little between the top male pentathletes heading in to the Final, competition was fierce especially between the top three of Pavlo Tymoshchencko (UKR), Ilia Frolov (RUS) and Valentin Belaud (FRA) with just six points separating first from third in the overall World Cup Men's Rankings.