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After the qualification stages provided some interesting results, 36 men will now be primed for their assault of the World Cup #2 title in Cairo this Saturday. The semi-finals were only a teaser with the equestrian event now on the schedule adding some extra spice to the proceedings.
Italy’s 2012 European Champion Riccardo de Luca looked inspired today with an impressive display of speed and calmness under pressure in the combined run/shoot putting him on his way to winning gold at World Cup #2 in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Donata Rimsaite and Dmitry Suslov paired up to great effect in the Mixed Relay at World Cup #2 in Cairo as the Russian duo claimed the first Mixed Relay gold of the 2014 Modern Pentathlon season. The Czech Republic took silver as Italy completed the podium with third place.
To celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace at World Cup #2, the athletes, organisers and delegates all joined forces for the April 6 initiative and waved the Carton Blanc during the Mixed Relay competition in Cairo.
In yesterday’s Mixed Relay competition at World Cup #2, Mexican teenager Ricardo Vera broke his own world record for Modern Pentathlon laser shooting. The 17-year-old hit the target five times in 7.26 seconds at his first round at the range in the combined event.
Hundreds of young athletes had the opportunity to compete at one of the iconic sporting venues of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games over the weekend.
Some 1600 athletes aged nine to 18 took part in the British Schools’ Modern Biathlon Championships at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The event was organised by Pentathlon GB, the national governing body for the Olympic sport of modern pentathlon.
The young athletes swam in the inspirational setting of the Olympic Pool at the London Aquatics Centre and ran around a course on Olympic Park.
The world class facilities of the Pierre de Coubertin Modern Pentathlon Stadium in Chengdu, China, welcome some of the best pentathletes from around the globe this week for what promises to be 5 days of scintillating competition as the race for qualification to this season’s World Cup Final hots up.
The press conference and technical meeting at the event headquarters have been held and the line-ups for the women’s qualification phases have been announced. 2 groups, plenty of quality and 36 places for Friday’s Final up for grabs.
Follow all the results from the Women’s Qualification stages at World Cup #3 in Chengdu China on the www.pentathlon.org homepage
Schedule: (time CST)
Group A
- 10:00 – 12:00 Fencing
- 13:00 – 13:30 Swimming
- 14:30 – 14:50 Combined
Group B
The Pierre de Coubertin Modern Pentathlon Stadium in Chengdu, China, was treated to real spectacle today as the Women battled it out in the qualification phases.
Fresh from his training camp at altitude in Colorado Springs, USA, Lithuanian world No.1 Justinas Kinderis will be the one to beat as the Men’s World Cup #3 qualification phase gets underway at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium in Chengdu, China, on Thursday. 2 groups, one day of competition, 36 move into the Final.