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A group of Laser Run specialists and pentathletes will make history as the first UIPM athletes to participate in the World Urban Games later this year in Budapest, Hungary.
The athletes who qualify for the inaugural event – eight men and eight women from visiting countries and the same quota from host nation Hungary – will compete in Sprint Laser Run in front of a global TV audience.
As the only Olympic champion in the field, Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania proved that class is permanent as she won her third Pentathlon World Cup Final gold medal and qualified for her fourth Olympic Games.
Joseph Choong of Great Britain shook off the bridesmaid’s tag to earn a dramatic gold medal at the UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Final and earn a return trip to Tokyo next year.
After two silver medals during the regular season in Sofia (BUL) and Prague (CZE), Choong (GBR) was always going to be a strong contender for the sole qualification place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but he twice had to come from behind to claim the prize.
Elodie Clouvel added Mixed Relay gold to individual silver and Valentin Prades shook off the disappointment of 4th place as France ended the UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Final on a high.
The alliance of the Rio 2016 women’s silver medallist and the men’s world No.1 proved irresistible to the rest of the field, although Ireland ended up within 2sec of gold after a strong performance by two-time champions Natalya Coyle and Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe.
- Ibatullina & Fraltsova (RUS) come from behind in Laser Run
- Great Britain (Hannam & Bryson) hold on to silver after losing lead
- Czech Republic (Krenkova & Novotna) claim bronze on opening day
Russia took the opening gold medal of the UIPM 2019 Pentathlon Junior World Championships thanks to a decisive comeback from Adelina Ibatullina and Kseniia Fraltsova.
- Rashad & Shaban (EGY) dominate Fencing to create unassailable lead
- Host nation joy as Paradowski & Gutkowski win strong silver for Poland
- France (Fleurot & Singh) deny Russia in sprint for bronze
Egypt showcased their depth of talent in under-age men’s pentathlon as Sherif Rashad and Mohanad Shaban convincingly won the Men’s Relay at the UIPM 2019 Pentathlon Junior World Championships.
Nineteen Afghan pentathlon coaches – including three women – have become the latest recruits to the UIPM Coaching Certification Programme after completing a Level 1 course in Kabul.
The course took place in the Police Academy in Afghanistan’s capital city from June 9-13, overseen by UIPM Instructor Jawid Kahar (AFG).
The coaches were recruited from the Police Academy, various Army departments and the Afghanistan Modern Pentathlon Federation.
Yuri Gagarin was the first person to enter space and in the park that bears his name, Laser Run continued its meteoric rise with another well-attended Global Laser Run City Tour on June 22.
An intensive series of Laser Run events has raised awareness of UIPM’s fastest-growing development sport to a new level in Georgia.
After the country held its fourth and final Global Laser Run City Tour of 2019, in Rustavi, organisers declared that a new generation of athletes had been recruited, with many making enquiries about how they can start progress towards the Olympic sport of Pentathlon.