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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.
Fifteen months after the formation of the Mali Modern Pentathlon Federation (FMPM), coaches in the country have been given their first opportunity to gain qualifications under the UIPM Coaches Certification Programme (CCP).
Smooth partnership work between Marta Kobecka and Jaroslaw Swiderski enabled Poland to win gold in the Mixed Relay at UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia.
The Global Laser Run City Tour returned to its original home, the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, on April 7 when hundreds of participants competed at a location steeped in symbolism and tradition.
The competition took place at the site where UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann planted an oak tree – a historic Pentathlon tradition – and where international youth athletes gathered in 2018 to compete for qualifying places at the 3rd Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
Signs of clear progression were in evidence as the city of Lahore hosted its second Global Laser Run City Tour at the Punjab Football Stadium on April 4, 2019.
A total of 320 athletes took part in the first GLRCT of 2019 in South Asia, arranged by the Pakistan Modern Pentathlon Federation (PMPF).
A spokesperson for the local organising committee said: “There was a much better response from the participating athletes compared to last year. Athletes participated with more strength.
After a year of growth in December 2018, Argentina marked another moment of progress on April 16 when the city of San Martin held a successful Global Laser Run City Tour.
The feelgood factor from the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires continued to be felt around the country with 280 athletes taking part on the sports field of the General San Martin High School.
A new competition format proposed for introduction at the 2022 Youth Olympic Games has moved closer to fruition after a second successful test event.
New Tetrathlon, which adds Fencing to the established development sport of Triathle (Shooting/Swimming/Running), was tested by pentathletes in Cairo, Egypt on April 9 after being presented for the first time in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in March.
Belarus, which has a proud of record of producing champion pentathletes, will become the latest country to embrace UIPM’s fastest-growing development project in the coming months.
Preparations are underway for three instalments of the UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour in the beautiful cities of Brest (May 11-12), Grodno (June 23) and Vitebsk (September 8).