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Modern Pentathlon Australia (MPA) has received a grant from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to provide new high-performance resources and training opportunities.
The tie-up with the AIS will enable MPA to develop talent through the training, monitoring and support of athletes as well as the education of coaches.
MPA President Kitty Chiller OLY said: “This grant is an incredible opportunity for not just the National Federation but the entire community.
Pentathletes in India are looking forward to the prospect of competing in one of the country’s most prestigious sporting events - the National Games of India.
The Olympics-style competition will bring together athletes from eight states in Goa (IND) from October 20 to November 4.
The Modern Pentathlon competition will consist of a Tetrathlon and there will be Women’s and Men’s Individual categories as well as Women’s and Men’s Relays and a Mixed Relay.
In July 2019, UIPM News told the story of Brian Douglas, a double amputee who had become a trailblazer for the UIPM Para Sports movement and competed in the US Pentathlon National Championships at Youth A (Under 19) level and also took part in the senior competition.
Olympic Day, UIPM and Coubertin: UIPM President’s Update
More than ever, in these days when our international society is working together to defeat a global pandemic, it is very important to remember the values on which our sporting movement was founded.
The Olympic Day on June 23 gave us all the opportunity to do this.
The 71st UIPM Congress, scheduled to take place in 2020 in Xiamen, China, has been postponed to 2021.
Due to the continuing restrictions on travel and large gatherings imposed worldwide to combat the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, it was deemed unsafe to continue with plans for Congress in November 2020.
The electoral forum will now take place in 2021, most likely in November following the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics (July 23 to August 8, 2021).
One of the longest-serving and most influential Presidents of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, would have reached the age of 100 had he still been alive on July 17, 2020.
The Marquis of Samaranch was instrumental in the development of Modern Pentathlon during his IOC Presidency (1980-2001). He was a strong supporter of the evolution of the sport and in December 1997 he gave a commitment to UIPM that the introduction of women’s pentathlon to the Olympic Games would be proposed.
- Athletes prepare for first global laser-shooting knockout competition
- Finals to coincide with 3rd Pierre de Coubertin Pentathlon Day
- Nations still have time to register ahead of July 22 deadline
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has launched a new virtual laser-shooting competition aimed at bringing the global UIPM Sports community together online.
- 71st UIPM Congress to take place in 2021; discussions ongoing with host city Xiamen (CHN)
- UIPM 2021 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in Alexandria (EGY) moved forward to March
- UIPM 2021 Youth World Championships (U19/U17) also fast-tracked
The Executive Board of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has agreed further changes to the 2020/21 events and competitions calendar as a result of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
The UIPM President, Dr Klaus Schormann, has marked #1YearToGo until the opening of the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a special statement underlining the importance of the Olympic values.
Dear athletes,
Pentathletes in South America have not had to look far afield for inspiration in recent years.
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games have raised the profile of the Olympic movement across the continent like never before. And in Brazil, pentathletes have been inspired by Yane Marques, winner of the women’s bronze medal at London 2012.
Maria Ieda Chaves Guimaraes, 19, names Marques (BRA) as her sporting idol as she savours the prospect of following in her footsteps at the Tokyo 2020 Games in the latest #RoadToTokyo interview.