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MONACO: April 29, 2020 – UIPM has introduced the world’s first virtual Laser Run competition in a bid to unite the global UIPM Sports community during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has published a revised qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 after its proposals were ratified by the International Olympic Committee.
The new system sets out a clear pathway for all athletes seeking to qualify for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Games, which will now take place in 2021 because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Brigadier René Ziegler, a dedicated volunteer who served the Modern Pentathlon movement in a variety of administrative roles, has died aged 94.
René led Pentathlon Suisse for many years as President, and he was also a member of the Technical Committee of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon (UIPMB) and Modern Pentathlon President with the International Military Sports Council (CISM).
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Twenty of the world’s leading pentathletes have signed up to take part in the world’s first virtual Laser Run – which is shaping up to be a mass-participation event.
In the 1960s, Hungary succeeded Sweden as kings of the Olympic Modern Pentathlon. The Magyars owned the podium in Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) and Mexico City (1968), claiming four of the six gold medals on offer as well as two silvers and a bronze.
Attila Mizser was born in 1961, so this spectacular run of glory passed him by. But when he came into his prime, in the late 1980s, memories of those magical moments had started to fade from the national conscience.
Amro Elgeziry (USA) is one of the most experienced and decorated athletes on the Modern Pentathlon circuit. Having already competed at the Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games, he is now preparing for a fourth appearance alongside his wife, Isabella Isaksen (USA).
Having previously competed for Egypt, the Tokyo 2020 Games (in 2021) will be Elgeziry’s first Olympics with Team USA, if he is selected on the back of securing a quota place at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.
Athletes, coaches and teams around the world are grappling with uncertainty as I write this.
Robert ‘Bob’ Beck, who won two medals for the United States at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games, has died aged 83.
Born in San Diego, California in 1936, he was a highly skilled fencer whose versatility allowed him to compete at two Olympic Games and win several honours at the Pan American Games.
It’s a global phenomenon, but in many ways the continent of Africa has come to symbolise the impact of Laser Run in the five years since its introduction as a standalone UIPM Sport.
The number of developing economies across Africa – where UIPM has 28 active National Federations with several more in the pipeline – means it is inevitably the part of the world where sport development can be hardest to accelerate.
In the case of Modern Pentathlon, the challenge of introducing Swimming, Riding and Fencing into the sporting infrastructure is truly acute in some cases.
The 2019 Pan American Games gold medallist, Mariana Arceo of Mexico, has launched a campaign to help people affected by COVID-19 – after recovering from the Coronavirus herself.
Mariana, 26, contracted the virus in February and her story attracted a lot of publicity as she was one of the first people in Mexico – and one of the first members of the global UIPM community – to be directly affected by the pandemic.