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Many countries across the continents have bought into the Laser Run movement since its introduction as a standalone sport, but few have embraced the sport with as much energy as Portugal.
Not only has the country at the south-western corner of Europe staged a UIPM Laser Run World Championships (in 2016) and multiple UIPM Global Laser Run City Tours, it has also created a national Laser Run tour of its own, enabling more people in more communities to sample UIPM’s most popular development sport.
The UIPM Sports movement in Peru is preparing for a major showcase in 2019 and 27 coaches gained their first official qualification during a six-day UIPM Coaches Certification Programme (CCP) course in the capital, Lima.
Later in 2019, the city will host the fourth-largest sporting event in the world, the Pan-American Games (July 26 to August 11).
The pentathlon school created by the late, great Ivor Novikov may be no more but the legacy of the ‘Armenian tiger’ has been reprised with the help of the Global Laser Run City Tour.
Novikov, winner of six world titles and Olympic team gold with the Soviet Union in 1956 and 1964, set up the Training School of Young Pentathletes in Yerevan (ARM) after his retirement. He went on to serve as President of UIPMB from 1988 to 1992, while the coaching academy in the country where he had grown up flourished.
The city of Sant Boi de Llobregat is a productive pentathlon hub, with athletes coming from both the Spanish and Catalan communities. Now it is fast becoming a Laser Run hotspot, too.
On May 10, more than 480 boys and girls from Fundacio LLor School competed in UIPM’s fastest-growing development competition, the Global Laser Run City Tour – hosted for the second time in the city.
The Global Laser Run City Tour is all about versatility. This urban sporting phenomenon can take place on the streets of a city, in a park or even in an existing sports venue.
On May 12, more than 270 competitors took part in UIPM’s fastest-growing development competition at Temur Maghradze Stadium in Chiatura, Georgia. The venue is home to FC Chiatura and has a capacity of more than 11,000, and there was a strong attendance on the day.
One of the unique features of the Global Laser Run City Tour is the way it brings friends and families together to compete, and this was fully realised during a spectacular instalment in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on May 18.
“The parents supported their children, and later in the evening the children supported their parents, who also decided to compete,” said Dmitry Svatkovsky, the Sydney 2000 Olympic champion who played a major role in the organisation of the event.
As an incredibly tight Pentathlon World Cup season draws closer to its finale in Tokyo, Marie Oteiza and Valentin Prades of France are the athletes to beat at the top of the standings.
No country has won more than two medals in the individual finals so far, but the gold medal for Oteiza (FRA) in Sofia (BUL) and silver for Prades (FRA) in Szekesfehervar (HUN) enabled them to capture the No.1 slot in the individual world rankings, each with a points total of 190.
UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Prague kicked off today in Hungary with 76 athletes taking part in qualification for the Women's Final.
Kate French (world No.8) of Great Britain and Marie Oteiza (1) of France were the top two performers, closely followed by Annika Schleu (6) of Germany and Natalya Coyle (5) of Ireland.
UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Prague continued today in Hungary with 88 athletes taking part in qualification for the Men's Final.
Live stream of the finals will be available on UIPM TV and up-to-date results of all competitions are available at the UIPM website.
The list of qualified athletes for the Men's Individual Final is:
Kate French tasted gold for the third year in succession on a triumphant day for Great Britain at UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Prague.
At a beautiful riverside location in the Czech capital, French (GBR) was unstoppable in the Women’s Final having already dominated the qualification round two days earlier. To complete the perfect day, she was joined on the podium by team-mate Jessica Varley (GBR), who made up six places in the Laser Run to claim bronze.