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From October 24th to 28th UIPM conducted in Santo Domingo a Level 1 Coaches Course. The Dominican Republic Modern Pentathlon Federation hosted the classes with 18 coaches from different parts of the country at the Olympic National Training Center. Alexandre França, member of the UIPM Instructors Group, lectured the following topics: exercise physiology, training planification and periodization.
A tree was planted in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan on October 21, 2016 in recognition of the first visit of UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann and in memory of Modern Pentathlon's founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The ceremony took place during the Asian Championships with National Federation President Valerii Novikov present.
One of the most influential members of the Slovak Modern Pentathlon Association, Vladimir Cerny, passed away on October 30, 2016 at the age of 90.
Mr Cerny became an Olympian in Melbourne in 1956 when he competed for Czechoslovakia, which he also did at numerous World Championships.
He went on to be a senior administrator of the sport, first with the Czechoslovakian Modern Pentathlon Federation and, in 1968, when he was elected to the Executive Board of what was then UIPMB: the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon.
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.