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Fifteen years after his early involvement in UIPM Sports as a youth athlete, Pavel Ilyashenko of Kazakhstan is feeling primed for a peak performance at the Olympic Games.
The accumulation of experience is never-ending, and Ilyashenko (KAZ) not only has two Olympic Games (London 2012 and Rio 2016) and an impressive track record – world junior silver in 2011, Asian champion in 2013, bronze in the UIPM 2015 Pentathlon World Cup Final and UIPM 2018 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo – in his favour.
The NORCECA Modern Pentathlon Confederation covers North America, Central America and the Caribbean – a vast region that is home to almost 600 million people with almost limitless potential for sports development.
As Laser Run is designed as a plug-and-play concept that can be made accessible to any urban community in the world through the Global Laser Run City Tour, the possibilities for growth of UIPM Sports in the region are extensive.
Yasser Hefny has seen a lot in 16 years competing in Modern Pentathlon.
But just when he had seen it all, he became acquainted with the most inspirational athletes in the UIPM Sports movement and felt like a rookie just starting out.
Hefny (EGY) recently volunteered to take over as shooting coach to Egypt’s UIPM Para Sports team. In this interview he takes up the story, describing all the emotions he has felt since undertaking this important role.
The extraordinary life of Colonel John Russell OLY, UIPM Medal of Honor winner, has come to an end.
Col Russell, who was presented with one of the UIPM’s highest honours in February 2020, died at his home in Texas on September 30. He was 100 years, seven months and 28 days old.
Starved of global competitions for most of 2020 by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, National Modern Pentathlon Federations have been carefully managing a return to sport in recent months.
We’ve all heard the story, right?
The one about the 19th century cavalry officer whose ability to swim, ride, run, shoot and fight with a sword inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin to create the Modern Pentathlon.
Five unique disciplines combined to provide the ultimate test of ‘moral qualities as much as physical resources and skills, producing thereby the ideal, complete athlete’.
The UIPM President, Dr Klaus Schormann, has issued a message of hope to the global UIPM Sports community as the sporting world continues to struggle against the COVID-19 Coronavirus.
Dear Modern Pentathlon Family, athletes, coaches, officials, parents and supporters,
- Twenty-two youth athletes and two judges selected
- Eight countries from four continents represented
- President Schormann hails educational benefits of unique event
Twenty-four members of the global UIPM Sports community have been selected to take part in the inaugural Virtual Youth Festival (VYF).
The UIPM Vice-President, Joel Bouzou OLY, has been re-elected to serve a third four-year term as President of the World Olympians Association (WOA).
- UIPM Executive Board approves 90-minute Modern Pentathlon with elimination system
- Groundbreaking vision for Paris 2024 designed to raise profile and popularity
- IOC to decide on Olympic format proposal and Mixed Relay application in December
The Executive Board (EB) of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a proposed new Modern Pentathlon format for the Olympic Summer Games Paris 2024.