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An all-star cast comprising 22 Rio 2016 Olympians and two reigning world champions will round off their year by chasing the title of UIPM Champion of Champions this weekend.
World champions Valentin Belaud (FRA) and Sarolta Kovacs (HUN) will be among the favourites for gold in Doha but they will both be up against some serial winners.
The men's field includes world No.2 and 2016 World Cup Final winner Jamie Cooke (GBR) and Charles Fernandez (GUA), who recently became Junior World Champion.
Annika Schleu of Germany came from behind to earn her title of UIPM Champion of Champions for the second year in succession.
World No.5 Schleu (GER) started the Combined Event in 8th place with a deficit of 64 seconds to make up on the leader, Samantha Murray (GBR). But the German showed incredible determination to work her way through the field and claim gold ahead of silver medallist Murray (GBR) and bronze medallist Kim Seehee (KOR).
Patrick Dogue completed a memorable double for Germany by winning the men’s gold medal at the UIPM Champion of Champions.
By topping the podium Dogue (GER) completed a season of excellent progress – he finished 2nd at the World Cup Final and 6th at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – in a very similar pattern to Annika Schleu (GER), who retained her women’s Champion of Champions crown 24 hours earlier.
From Pentathlon GB
The World Modern Pentathlon Coaches Conference proved to be a huge success once again as over 90 delegates from 18 national federations shared valuable insights into the sport and working practices last weekend. The conference, organised by Pentathlon GB, continues to go from strength to strength with the world governing body, the UIPM, providing support during both the planning stages and during the conference this year.
Senior figures of the global Modern Pentathlon movement have been welcomed in Germany ahead of the 68th UIPM Congress in Frankfurt-am-Main (November 25/26).
The State Secretary of the Hessen regional government, Werner Koch, formally welcomed members of the UIPM Executive Board including President Dr Klaus Schormann and Secretary General Shiny Fang at a dinner held at the State Chancellery.
The first 10 members of the UIPM Hall of Fame were inducted during the official opening of the 68th UIPM Congress in the presence of Dr Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee.
The UIPM Hall of Fame seeks to recognise athletes, administrators and other individuals who have made a unique impact on the core Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon, starting with its founder, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
The first 10 inductees named in a ceremony at the Imperial Hall in Frankfurt's City Hall were:
Dr Klaus Schormann was re-elected as President of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) after receiving a unanimous show of support at the 68th UIPM Congress.
Dr Schormann (GER) has been at the head of the global Modern Pentathlon movement since 1993 and has overseen a profound series of changes in the core Olympic sport and the wider UIPM movement, which now consists of six sports and offers a pathway to the Olympic Games for any aspiring pentathlete in the world.
The global Modern Pentathlon community elected two new UIPM Vice-Presidents on the second day of the 68th UIPM Congress and welcomed Haiti as a new Member Federation.
A Congress delegation comprising almost 80 national federations elected Imashev Berik (KAZ) and Juan Manzo Oranegui (MEX) to serve alongside the re-elected trio of Juan Antonio Samaranch (ESP), Joel Bouzou (FRA) and Viacheslav Aminov (RUS).
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) today convened its new leadership team for the 2017-2020 Olympic cycle.
Two female Olympians are among the newcomers on the Executive Board. They are Aya Medany of Egypt, the new Chair of the Athletes Committee, and Kitty Chiller of Australia, the new President of the Oceania Modern Pentathlon Confederation, and together with Secretary General Shiny Fang (CHN) they make up a female contingent of three on the board for the Tokyo 2020 cycle.
As part of the preparation for the UIPM 2017 World Cup #1, the French Team of Modern Pentathlon is opening the centre of excellence INSEP in Paris for a training camp, from 05 to 10 February 2017.
The rate per day per person is 90 euros in a double room and 80 euros in a single room. This rate includes meals and full board accommodation and training (Fencing, Swimming and Laser-Run).
The riding sessions will be held at the riding school UCPA with an extra fee.
Note: Limited number of 20 participants.