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The Olympic city of Barcelona embraced Laser Run not once but twice in the summer of 2019, engaging more than 1,000 children in UIPM’s most popular development sport.
More than 600 young athletes from 30 schools flocked to the Esportiu ‘Mar Bella’ complex near the beach for the first Global Laser Run City Tour, kickstarting a successful week in one of Spain’s biggest cities and the capital of Catalonia.
The 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines are approaching and athletes from five nations used Singapore’s third UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour on August 4 to sharpen their skills.
Hosted by the Singapore Modern Pentathlon Association (SIMPA), the GLRCT was held in conjunction with local governmental authority ActiveSG to celebrate Singapore’s 54th birthday and bicentennial year.
Almost 150 athletes registered for the event after an intensive period of promotional activity.
Anastasiya Prokopenko of Belarus will seek to defend her Women’s Individual world title at the UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Championships after coming through qualifying today.
The world No.8 will be up against all of the athletes ranked higher than her, led by the world No.1, 2012 Olympic champion Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania.
The UIPM Executive Board (EB) has approved a New Tetrathlon concept proposed for introduction at the 2022 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar (SEN).
A comprehensive report on a series of New Tetrathlon test events was presented to the EB during a two-day meeting in Budapest (HUN), resulting in a unanimous vote of approval with one abstention.
The world’s top-ranked pentathletes, Jamie Cooke of Great Britain and Valentin Prades of France, will resume their rivalry in the Men’s Final at the UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Championships after coming through qualifying today.
Last year, Cooke (GBR) defeated Prades (FRA) in the most dramatic finish the sport has ever seen, and the recent 2019 European Championships final went the same way, with gold to Cooke (GBR) and silver to world No.1 Prades (FRA).
Volha Silkina became the second women’s world in two years from Belarus in two years as she left the competition trailing at Kincsem Park.
The 24-year-old followed in the footsteps of 2018 champion Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR), who finished 4th and secured a share of team gold along with 17th-placed Iryna Prasiantsova (BLR).
- Hosts win senior and junior gold thanks to Reti and Guzi (HUN)
- Egypt take control of youth categories with 10 medals
- President Schormann commends improving standards
Host nation Hungary had the edge over Egypt on a dramatic day of women and girls’ competition at the UIPM 2019 Laser Run World Championships.
- Bereczki (HUN) helps host nation complete senior double
- Gold rush for France as Perrier takes junior title
- Medals for Thailand and Denmark show power of development
Hungary completed the senior double but France gave the host nation a run for their money on day two of the UIPM 2019 Laser Run World Championships.
Richard Bereczki (HUN) became senior men’s world champion in front of his home crowd, emulating the success of Kamilla Reti (HUN) in the women’s final on day one.
- World champion from 2016 reclaims crown after scorching Laser Run
- Belaud (FRA) and bronze medallist Jun (KOR) qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- Choong (GBR) snatches silver as Korea claim impressive team gold
Valentin Belaud of France has had a frustrating three years since becoming world champion in 2016, but it all washed away as he crossed the line at Kincsem Park.
- Rio 2016 bronze medallist wins Mixed Relay alongside Gutkowski (POL)
- Individual champions Reti and Bereczki (HUN) forced to settle for silver
- Road to Xiamen (CHN) for combined 2020 World Championships starts now
Laser Run was designed as a stepping stone to the Olympic Modern Pentathlon and the two worlds met during the final day of competition at the UIPM 2019 Laser Run World Championships.