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Alexander Lesun of Russia, the most prolific pentathlete of his generation, is back.
The reigning Olympic champion and two-time world and European champion claimed his first individual Pentathlon World Cup gold medal since 2014 in Prague (CZE), announcing a timely return to form with opportunities to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games fast approaching.
Joanna Muir and Samuel Curry supplied a golden finish to a prolific weekend for Great Britain as they celebrated their fourth medal at UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Prague.
After gold in the Women’s Final for Kate French and bronze for Jessica Varley, Joseph Choong added an individual silver in the Men’s Final on Sunday, leaving expectations high for the final day.
The adaptability of the Global Laser Run City Tour was underlined when the first event to be held in Poland had to be moved indoors due to heavy rainfall.
After side-stepping the elements, local organisers managed to stage an excellent competition for athletes aged nine to 49 in the historic city of Tczew, as this video illustrates.
The 18th Pan American Games will take place in Lima, Peru this summer and UIPM has certified almost 60 judges to oversee the Modern Pentathlon competition – which doubles as a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
A course was held from May 7 to 11 in the Peruvian capital, which will host the best pentathletes from 41 nations across the NORCECA and South America regions – among thousands of athletes from other sports – from July 26 to August 11.
Some countries are in the first year of their journey with the UIPM’s fastest-growing development competition. Many others are in year two and building on their progress.
Many nations are into year three of participation in the Global Laser Run City Tour and refining the art of hosting with impressive results – and one of them is Ukraine.
04.-10.05.2019, Gold Coast, AUS
UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann took part alongside Secretary General Shiny Fang and Operations Director Dr Alexandre Franca in SportAccord 2019 Gold Coast.
The Global Laser Run City Tour in Abidjan (CIV) provided one of the visual highlights of the 2018 season, a photograph of a mass group of young participants beaming with joy after their first taste of Laser Run.
A year later, the GLRCT was back in the Ivory Coast capital city to give another huge group of youngsters a chance to sample UIPM’s fastest-growing development sport. The success of the first venture in 2018 attracted the attendance of the Minister for Sport, Paulin Claude Danho.
With an Olympic Games on the horizon in Los Angeles in 2028, all Olympic sports will have additional magnetism in the United States and particularly on the west coast in the coming years.
Local organisers in Davis, California sought to capitalise on the 2028 buzz when they engaged members of various running, fencing, swimming and riding clubs in the first Global Laser Run City Tour to take place on the US Pacific coast.
Delivering new sporting opportunities in urban communities takes a high degree of commitment at the best of times.
Imagine, then, the dedication it must have taken to put Venezuela on the Global Laser Run City Tour map at a time when the country is disrupted by serious political and social unrest.
A busy season of UIPM Sports in Georgia continued with the first Global Laser Run City Tour to be held in the city of Sachkhere.
More than 260 people took part in racing at Chikhura's central stadium having come from Tbilisi, Sachkhere, Rustavi, Poti, Gori and Chiatura.
A spokesperson for the local organising committee said: "The event was very exciting and friendly and attended by many spectators who will take away fond memories, as will the parents and athletes.