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UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann has made a statement to the global UIPM Sports community in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Dear colleagues and friends of the UIPM movement,
I am writing to share some reflections on the COVID-19 Coronavirus and the way it is affecting our global sporting movement and our lives.
One of Hungarian Pentathlon’s most revered figures, Ferenc Benedek, died on March 19 aged 94.
Benedek took up Modern Pentathlon in 1946 and seven years later became a coach in the Csepeli MTK and Csepel SC clubs. He coached a generation of Hungarian athletes to success on the world stage, starting at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games.
In 2016, the capital city of Portugal hosted the 2nd UIPM Laser Run World Championships. Drone footage captured the incredible scene of a mass gathering of athletes participating in a UIPM Sport for the first time.
Since then, the country at the south-west corner of Europe – once thought by adventurers to be the end of the world – has become one of the global epicentres for UIPM’s fastest-growing development sport.
Estonia’s former pentathlete and coach, Johannes (John) Peets, died on March 30 at the age of 89.
Peets started the Modern Pentathlon in 1953, and in 1959 and 1960 he won bronze medals at the Soviet Union Championship with the Estonia team.
Two years later, Peets became Estonian champion in epee fencing, winning both the individual and team competitions. He also showed his sporting versatility by winning a silver medal in ski jumping and Nordic combined skiing in 1953.
A huge gathering of Laser Run athletes flocked to Cairo (EGY) for the first – and so far only – instalment of the UIPM 2020 Global Laser Run City Tour.
The event was held in conjunction with UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo at the Platinum Club, and there were so many participants that organisers had to arrange a second day of racing at another venue, the Rehab Club.
UIPM has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to reschedule the Games of the XXXII Olympiad for July 23 to August 8, 2021.
12-13.03.2020: Minsk, BLR
UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann visited the capital of Belarus, where the UIPM 2021 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships will be hosted.
Peter Whiteside, who competed in Modern Pentathlon for Great Britain at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, has died aged 67.
Peter’s career spanned the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and he became British champion in 1985 and won numerous national team titles. Originally in the Royal Air Force, he transferred to the Army and served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), training for many years at Arborfield Garrison.
UIPM has provided athletes and other members of the Modern Pentathlon community with an update on the rescheduling process for global and continental competitions postponed due to the #COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
A UIPM spokesperson said: “UIPM is in advanced discussions with the IOC about the new qualification system for Modern Pentathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to be held in 2021.
The UIPM President, Dr Klaus Schormann, has issued a personal statement in support of athletes and National Federation members who are trying to come to terms with new ways of living imposed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, which has caused all UIPM Sports activity to cease.
Dear athletes and National Federations,
We sincerely hope you and all of your families are in good health and that you are finding ways to make the best use of your time.