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One of Modern Pentathlon’s most revered champions has promised to be on the start line alongside about 500 fellow competitors when the Global Laser Run City Tour (GLRCT) returns to Nizhny Novgorod in Russia on May 18.
As a UIPM Executive Board Member and Vice President of the Russian Federation of Modern Pentathlon, Dmitry Svatkovsky OLY is already deeply invested in the sport but he will take his involvement a step further in the interests of Laser Run promotion.
It takes a special competition to draw the very best pentathletes in the world to one place at one time.
UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Szekesfehervar kicked off today in Hungary with 78 athletes taking part in the qualifying round for the Women's Individual Final.
Three Olympic medallists were among the qualifiers – Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania (gold, London 2012), Elodie Clouvel of France (silver, Rio 2016) and Oktawia Nowacka of Poland (bronze, Rio 2016).
World No.7 Annika Schleu of Germany and No.9 Kate French of Great Britain also earned the right to compete in the final on Friday, May 3.
UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Szekesfehervar continued today in Hungary with 95 athletes taking part in the qualifying round for the Men's Individual Final.
The Rio 2016 Olympic champion, Alexander Lesun of Russia, was the best performer with a total of 1167 points, including a fantastic score of 26V/6D in Fencing.
- Fairytale home gold for 2017 UIPM Pentathlon World Cup Final winner
- Silver medallist Ozyuksel (TUR) pays emotional tribute to late father
- Bronze for Buriak (RUS) as Asadauskaite (LTU) and Clouvel (FRA) fade
Tamara Alekszejev’s beaming smile from the top of the podium told the story of a perfect day for one of Hungary’s leading pentathletes at UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Szekesfehervar.
- Former youth world champion snares first Pentathlon World Cup medal
- Silver takes Prades (FRA) to No.1 in world rankings but slip proves costly
- Teen idol Elgendy (EGY) hangs on to bronze after tiring on last lap
It was billed as a clash of the titans between 15 of the world’s 16 top-ranked pentathletes, but ultimately it came down to a private battle between three.
But what a battle.
- Bian and Han overcome adverse conditions to win gold by 24sec
- Second medal for hosts Hungary as Guzi and Kardos storm back for silver
- Experience counts as Venckauskaite and Kinderis claim bronze for Lithuania
SZEKESFEHERVAR, HUNGARY: May 5, 2019 – Bian Yufei and Han Jiahao defied adverse weather conditions to win a rare gold for China in the Mixed Relay at UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Szekesfehervar.
Malawi joined the UIPM family in November 2018 and now the first tranche of coaches has been certified after a six-day course in the city of Lilongwe.
The Level 1 Coaches Certification Programme course was supervised by UIPM Instructor and Level 3 coach Steven Mason (GBR) and took place at the Kamuzu Institute for Youth from April 20-25.
Nine months after it burst into life with a blaze of colour and youthful exuberance, the UIPM Laser Run movement in Uganda has enjoyed another landmark moment.
The country’s second Global Laser Run City Tour took place on April 27 in Gulu, a northern town four hours’ drive from the capital city of Kampala, where the inaugural event took place in July 2018.
Instead of schoolchildren, this time the entry list was composed mainly of students as the City Tour was held at Gulu University.