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Look out for the #WhiteCard (carte blanche) messages from sporting personalities on your social media channels on April 6.
This will be the 5th International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, an initiative set up by the founder of Peace and Sport, UIPM Vice President Joel Bouzou (FRA), who wrote a blog about the incredible growth of the project since 2014.
“For this fifth edition, we took the lead by launching the #WhiteCard campaign on 19 March,” wrote Mr Bouzou.
One of UIPM’s most distinguished administrators enjoyed a career highlight in 2018 when he was awarded the UIPM Pierre de Coubertin Medal for his part in the organisation of a successful UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Mexico City (MEX).
Now the new year 2019 has brought another slice of recognition for UIPM Vice President Juan Manzo Oranegui, who has received a ‘Sporting Legend’ trophy on March 19 in respect of his service to Mexican sport as President of the Mexican Modern Pentathlon Federation (FMPM).
The global UIPM Sports community is celebrating after its fastest-growing development sport, Laser Run, was confirmed on the programme for the World Urban Games Budapest 2019.
Laser Run, which has enjoyed a rapid growth in popularity and profile since its introduction in 2015, will be one of two showcase sports at the inaugural Games in September 2019 after its impact on the worldwide urban sports scene was recognised by the organisers, GAISF.
An important season for UIPM Sports in Asia began when Kuala Lumpur hosted the UIPM 2019 Global Laser Run City Tour on March 30.
There were 140 Laser Run participants in the Malaysian capital, with neighbouring countries Singapore and Thailand supplying competitors across the 16 categories. It was the second consecutive year that Kuala Lumpur had hosted the GLRCT in March.
Guatemala has produced excellent Pentathlon results on the world stage and the Laser Run scene also appears to be thriving after a successful UIPM 2019 Global Laser Run City Tour in Guatemala City on March 23.
The event, hosted by the Christian Academy in the capital, attracted 198 participants of all ages –from as young as seven to over-60.
Organisers were able to build on the progress initiated by the first-ever GLRCT in this Central American UIPM stronghold in April 2018.
The reigning men’s world champion, Jamie Cooke of Great Britain, returns to top-level competition at UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia – where a serious challenge is sure to await.
In fact, with qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games adding competitive intrigue, the first of three Pentathlon World Cups in Europe this spring promises to be a compelling contest across the men’s and women’s individual events.
ONES TO WATCH
UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia kicked off today in Bulgaria with 80 athletes taking part in the qualifying round for the Women's Individual Final.
The individual world champions from the last two years – Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) and Gulnaz Gubaydullina (RUS) – qualified, as did London 2012 Olympic champion Laura Asadauskaite (LTU).
UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia continued today in Bulgaria with 95 athletes taking part in the qualifying round for the Men's Individual Final.
The individual world champions from the last two years – James Cooke (GBR) and Jung Jinhwa (KOR) – qualified, as did world No.1 Jun Woongtae (KOR) and the winner of Pentathlon World Cup Cairo, Ahmed Elgendy (EGY).
Marie Oteiza of France delivered a commanding performance at a rain-soaked UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia to take gold and boost her chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
World No.6 Oteiza (FRA) dominated the Fencing with an exceptional 27V/8D and she never looked like relinquishing her lead after that.
Manuel Padilla powered his way through the field to win a rare gold for Mexico in the Men’s Final at UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia.
Padilla (MEX) started the Laser Run in 8th place with a handicap of 24sec, but after making gains on the first lap he surged into the lead and left a world-class field trailing in his wake.