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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.
A second opportunity to achieve the highest qualification available to Modern Pentathlon coaches has been made available in December 2020.
The Level 4 Coaches Course provides experienced professional coaches with the chance to gain the certification of ‘UIPM Elite Coach’ under the Coaching Certification Programme.
History and Hungary go hand in hand when it comes to Modern Pentathlon. So it’s no surprise to learn that one of Bence Demeter’s drivers is the desire to become part of this heritage.
The 30-year-old from Hungary has been from an early age. Having followed his father – the 1989 European champion, Jozsef – into the sport, he became UIPM world champion at Under 19 and Junior level and picked up his first senior medal at the UIPM Pentathlon World Cup in Chengdu (CHN) in 2011.
A calm temperament is a prerequisite for pentathletes and Kate French is one of those athletes who seems to compete – and often win – with the minimum of fuss.
The 29-year-old from Great Britain describes herself as “determined, stubborn and calm” and that seems to match the outward persona that we see on the field of play.
12.09.2020: Budapest, HUN
The fifth test of the New Tetrathlon format proposed for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games took place at the Csepel Club in Budapest under the auspices of the Hungarian Modern Pentathlon Association (HMPA).
The field of play consisted of an outdoor tent for Fencing and an outdoor Triathle course including a 50-metre swimming pool.
A National Federation has not yet been formalised in the country but the nascent UIPM Sports community in Vietnam staged its first Laser Run and Triathle events in October 2020.
The Laser Run came first, drawing nine female and eight male athletes to compete during the Ho Chi Minh Junior Shooting Championships from October 14-20 at District 9 Military Command.
A Triathle event was also staged during the Ho Chi Minh Shooting Championship, held from October 25-31 at the same venue. Five female and 11 male athletes took part.
More than 300 athletes aged under 18 took part in a special Laser Run competition in the city of Kabul on October 28.
In the first UIPM Sports event permitted to take place in Afghanistan during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, 10 private and five state schools came together to arrange races for students in age categories from Under 8 to Under 18.
The UIPM President, Dr Klaus Schormann, has issued a statement in support of the global Modern Pentathlon community as the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt sport and affect lives worldwide.
Dear Modern Pentathlon Community,
In these days we are all affected by the COVID-19 Coronavirus which has been designated as a pandemic since March 2020.
South America has had the special distinction since UIPM 2018 Congress of being the only Modern Pentathlon Confederation with a 100% membership of all countries in the continent.
Major events have been instrumental in the growth in popularity of UIPM Sports in the region in recent years, with the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games at the vanguard.
What a response!
In this monthly message I want to thank everybody who rose to the challenge of writing a story about what Modern Pentathlon means to you.
The variety of contributions was truly impressive – we had everything from folk stories to real-life experiences and tributes to some of the icons of our sport. We even had a poem (I think it could also work as a rap!)