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CAIRO, EGYPT - After one of the most dramatic finales ever seen in elite Modern Pentathlon, Charles Fernandez of Guatemala prevailed in an epic battle with Jun Woongtae of Korea to be crowned the UIPM 2016 Junior World Men's Individual Champion.
A classic duel between two of the five 2016 Olympians in the field ended with Jun (KOR) overtaking Fernandez (GUA) at the final Shoot, only for the 2015 Pan American Champion to regain the lead in the final 200m and seal a breathtaking victory. Alexander Lifanov (RUS) won bronze.
Francesca Tognetti and Matteo Cicinelli gave Italy a convincing victory in the Mixed Relay on the final day of the 2016 UIPM Junior World Championships.
The Italian duo proved too strong for European rivals France, who claimed silver, and Germany, who had to settle for bronze as a high-quality championships drew to an exciting conclusion in North Africa.
The 44th CISM Military World Championships Modern Pentathlon have begun in Warendorf (GER) with a star-studded line-up leading an 80-strong field.
Two Rio 2016 Olympic Games medallists and one reigning individual world champion are competing at the Bundeswehr sports school, underlining the strong military heritage of Modern Pentathlon and the strong links it retains to servicemen and women.
The 2016 UIPM World Coaches Conference will be hosted by Pentathlon GB at the Manchester Conference Centre over the weekend 11 – 13 November 2016. Deadline for registration is October 14th.
The conference is a unique event where coaches, practitioners and managers from all corners of the modern pentathlon community from around the world meet to develop their knowledge and share their experiences of the sport.
This year the Keynote Speakers list has again risen the bar to a new level and we are anticipating an inspirational weekend. The list of speakers includes:
The 2016 Kremlin Cup in Moscow (RUS) was hailed as a resounding success after a star-studded competition was broadcast across seven countries.
Alexander Lesun (RUS), the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s champion, won gold alongside Donata Rimshaite (RUS) in the single-day competition on October 2, which comprised a Mixed Relay format.
Numerous other Olympians and world-class pentathletes took part in the well-attended competition, which was televised by MATCH TV not only in Russia but also in Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Poland and Lithuania.
We are pleased to announce that Dario Fegatelli (ITA) and Jhon Godoy (URU) are the winners of the contest "MAKING A DIFFERENCE: MY APPROACH TO MODERN PENTATHLON COACHING". The judges chose their entry out of 13 paperworks received from Argentine, Belarus, Brazil, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Italy, Latvia, Russia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Uruguay and USA. Congratulations to all of them!
In Egypt, volunteering in Modern Pentathlon is clearly on the rise after the success of the 2016 UIPM Junior World Championships.
The event was supported by 80 Egyptian volunteers and three from overseas, and they worked in areas including transportation, airport assistance, media, VIP and protocol, logistics and team liaison.
Aya Medany of Egypt has become the first Modern Pentathlete to be appointed by the IOC President to the Athletes’ Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The three-time Olympian, who was the youngest pentathlete at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games when she made her Olympic debut aged 15, has been notified of her election two months after the formation of a new Commission during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 18.
SARASOTA, USA - More than 500 athletes from 25 countries have gathered on the west coast of Florida to participate in the 2016 UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships.
Athletes aged from the Youth F category (eight and under) to Masters will compete in two different formats over three days at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, where the UIPM 2016 World Cup Final was held.
The competition begins on October 21 with Mixed Relays in both Biathle and Triathle, followed by the Individual Triathle on October 22 and Individual Biathle on October 23.
The 2016 UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships began with a double dose of delight for the host nation as USA claimed senior gold medals in both the Biathle and Triathle Mixed Relays.
Husband-and-wife pair Logan (27) and Erin (25) Storie claimed top spot in the Biathle relay thanks to a performance of perfect synergy in front of a home crowd at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.