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The global pentathlon community said farewell to one of its most prolific competitors today as Lena Schöneborn of Germany announced her retirement from the sport.
On the eve of her 32nd birthday, the 2008 Olympic champion decided to move on to a new career in marketing after more than a decade at the top of the sport.
When Schöneborn secured the ultimate prize of individual gold in Beijing, she was the first German to win an Olympic medal since Gotthardt Handrick in Berlin in 1936.
Alice Rinaudo of Italy had two reasons to smile after being crowned as world U19 champion and new U19 world record-holder in Fencing at the UIPM 2018 Under 19 Tetrathlon World Championships.
Rinaudo (ITA) dominated the Women’s Individual Final after an incredible performance in the Fencing Ranking Round, with large crowds clamouring to see the action. She won 33 of her bouts with only 2 defeats, enabling her to embark on the Laser-Run with a massive 45sec lead.
Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt was crowned Men’s Individual champion on Day 4 of the UIPM 2018 Under 19 Tetrathlon World Championships - and he was surrounded by familiar faces on the podium.
In an extraordinary clean sweep, Egypt won all three medals as Shaban Mohanad and Alyeldin Sewilam claimed silver and bronze respectively.
Alice Rinaudo celebrated her second gold medal of the UIPM 2018 Under 19 Tetrathlon World Championships as she teamed up with Maria Lea Lopez to win the Women’s Relay for Italy for the third year in succession.
Rinaudo (ITA) won the Women’s Individual Final on Tuesday after setting a new world record in Fencing, and Lopez (ITA) followed her home to claim the silver medal. Today the Italian duo were on top of the podium together wearing gold medals and huge smiles.
Korea demonstrated the strength of their talent pipeline yet again as Lee Minseo and Moon Juseong won gold in the Men’s Relay at the UIPM 2018 Under 19 Tetrathlon World Championships.
Egypt secured their third gold medal of the UIPM Under 19 Tetrathlon World Championships as Salma Abdelmaksoud and Ahmed Elgendy claimed victory in the Mixed Relay.
The rise of the Global Laser-Run City Tour has continued with the first instalment in Guatemala, one of the most progressive nations in the UIPM movement in Central America.
Sri Lanka held its first Level 1 Coaching Course at the Ministry of Sports in the capital city of Colombo from April 20-24, with 21 coaches earning their certification.
The course was attended by national coaches, elite athletes, ministry sports officers and university students studying sports science.
Powered by the values of Olympism in a historic setting, a glimpse of the future was brought to Perpignan as the city took its turn in hosting the 2018 UIPM Global Laser-Run City Tour.
On April 6, 360 pupils from 13 schools tried their hand at Laser-Run for the first time before the GLRCT competition took place on April 7.
With five months to go until the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, the line-up for the Modern Pentathlon (Tetrathlon) competition is taking shape.
Another 12 places were confirmed during the UIPM Under 19 Tetrathlon World Championships, bringing the total to 30.