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The road to Tokyo has been laid, and the journey is about to begin.
After an incredibly busy 2016, the world’s leading modern pentathletes have resumed their unforgiving training regimes and now stand on the brink of a return to competitive action in the UIPM 2017 World Cup Series.
This year, all roads lead to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius and the UIPM 2017 World Cup Final on June 22-25 promises to reach a bigger audience than ever before.
Bence Demeter (HUN) enjoyed some encouraging early-season success at the two-day Peridot Indoor Competition in his home capital city of Budapest.
Demeter (HUN) capitalised on home advantage to win gold ahead of silver medallist Simon Casse (FRA) and his own compatriot Istvan Malits (HUN), who claimed bronze.
Two Hungarians made the podium in the women’s event, but it was Iryna Prasiantsova (BLR) who took the top spot on the podium. Sarolta Kovacs, the 2016 world champion, was runner-up and Anna Zs Toth came third.
The first ‘UIPM Live’ webinar is only days away.
This new video concept aims to spread knowledge about UIPM Sports to a global audience via social media, and the first member of the UIPM Family to feature will be Sebastian Dietz, who will give an athlete’s perspective on career management and transition.
You can catch the discussion with Sebastian Dietz on Thursday, February 16th at 8 PM (CET).
Modern Pentathlon will be beamed out live on TV across Europe this summer after the UIPM signed a contract with continental network Eurosport.
The agreement will include the 2017 World Cup Final in Vilnius (LTU) in June and the Senior World Championships in Cairo (EGY) in August, where the finals will be broadcast live to a vast audience of sports fans across Europe and beyond.
It's Valentine's Day and we asked a couple who compete alongside one another in UIPM sports to tell us how they benefit from being in a relationship with a fellow athlete.
Logan and Erin Storie are a married couple who both won gold medals at the 2016 UIPM Biathle/Triathle World Championships.
Here they tell their stories of love and commitment on one of the world's most gruelling sporting circuits.
How often do you think about your partner / spouse when you are training and competing?
It's Valentine's Day and we asked a couple who compete alongside one another in UIPM sports to tell us how they benefit from being in a relationship with a fellow athlete.
Amro El Geziry and Isabella Isaksen are a married couple who competed together at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Here they tell their stories of love and commitment on one of the world's most gruelling sporting circuits.
AMRO El GEZIRY
What is the best thing about having an athlete as your spouse?
The 2017 Australian Modern Pentathlon Championships in Melbourne attracted a healthy attendance of 27 competitors, demonstrating the effect of Chloe Esposito’s victory at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games as well as Max Esposito’s 7th-placed finish.
Marina Carrier won the Open Female competition with a very strong performance, scoring 1375 points ahead of silver medallist Charley Barrett (1184) and bronze medallist Grace Mahmoud (1089). The Riding event was held on day one, with all other disciplines taking place the following day.
- New UIPM season opens in 2024 Olympic Games candidate city
- Modern Pentathlon makes long-awaited return to Los Angeles
- Tokyo 2020 hopefuls begin long competitive journey to Japan
The world's leading modern pentathletes will embark on their journey to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this week when the UIPM 2017 World Cup I gets underway in Southern California.
The 2017 UIPM World Cup season kicked off today with 63 athletes taking part in the qualifying round for the Men's Individual Final.
The Olympic gold and silver medallists from Rio 2016, Alexander Lesun (RUS) and Pavlo Tymoshchenko (UKR) respectively, were among the pacesetters along with 2016 World Cup Final winner James Cooke (GBR).
The Fairplex events complex in Pomona, Los Angeles County, is hosting World Cup I with swimming taking place at the nearby Claremont Club.
The first UIPM World Cup of 2017 continued today with 53 athletes taking part in the qualifying round for the Women's Individual Final.
The 2016 World Champion and World Cup Final winner, Sarolta Kovacs (HUN) and Lena Schoeneborn (GER) respectively, were among the pacesetters.
The Fairplex events complex in Pomona, Los Angeles County, is hosting World Cup I with swimming held at the nearby Claremont Club.
The Men’s Individual Final takes place on February 24, followed by the Women’s Individual Final on February 25 and the Mixed Relay on February 26.