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The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has written to the Russian Modern Pentathlon Federation to express its deep sorrow after the death of Alexander Kukarin, one of the country’s most accomplished pentathletes.
Kukarin was only 22, and he had helped Russia to win medals at both the Senior World Championships and the European Championships in 2015. The loss of an elite athlete in his prime has sent shockwaves through the global Modern Pentathlon community.
Usman Anwar, Director General of Sports Punjab, has reported that the sport of Modern Pentathlon has achieved rapid growth in Pakistan.
The sport was introduced just two years ago but now athletes from across the country are taking keen interest, Mr Anwar said at a prize ceremony held by the Pakistan Modern Pentathlon Federation (PMPF) at Punjab Stadium on November 20.
Members of the Modern Pentathlon community are united in grief after the death of John Holland, one of the great champions of our sport across the Americas.
John Holland was one of the founding members of the Pan American Modern Pentathlon Confederation (PAMPC) and served the body as Secretary General and President, before becoming President of UIPM-NORCECA and serving on the UIPM Executive Board.
The development programmes UIPM runs world-wide is well-known and Afghanistan is a testament to how much can be achieved in a relatively short space of time with focused work. Around 180 pentathletes, 60 female and 120 male, were selected from the program with the ultimate dream to participate in international modern pentathlon competitions. The country also reports an increasing interest of media with a remarkable coverage during the three-day seminar that took place from 23 to 25 December in the National Olympic Committee Conference Hall.
You can start to put your plans in place for the 2016 Biathle/ Triathle season. The first stage of the World Tour, in June, will see Austria hosting again a Biathle/ Triathle competition. Dates for Argentina and India will be announced in the next days as talks with LOCs are still ongoing.
2016 confirmed stages are:
– Graz, AUSTRIA : 03-05 June 2016
– Havana, CUBA : 08-10 July 2016
– Hurghada, EGYPT : 07-09 October 2016
– Goa, INDIA : dates to be confirmed
– Mar del Plata, ARGENTINA : dates to be confirmed
The Afghanistan Pentathlon Federation (APF) held a successful seminar in the capital city of Kabul which resulted in TV coverage on multiple channels.
The seminar, held in the Kabul Paris Hall on January 11, was attended by 138 delegates including leading Afghan pentathletes, coaches and administrators, National Olympic Committee chiefs, officials from other sporting governing bodies, leading businessmen and public officials including representatives from the Vice-President’s office.
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) is delighted to announce the launch of UIPMTV.org, a new digital platform for Modern Pentathlon.
With the 2016 Olympic Games less than 200 days away UIPM TV has a programme of exciting TV events in store to reach Modern Pentathlon fans no matter where they are in the World.
UIPM has a struck up a TV partnership for the 2016 season with production firm Sunset+Vine and a digital partnership with Digotel, which will run UIPMTV.org.
Joël Bouzou, Vice-President of UIPM, has made another important intervention in his capacity as President of the World Olympians Association.
Mr Bouzou joined IOC President Thomas Bach in calling for attention to be drawn to the plight of migrants by urging Olympians everywhere to use their influence as sportspeople and role models to make a difference to the lives of refugees.
From 4-7 February, the Swiss resort of Davos hosted the International Winter Pentathlon consisting of fencing, shooting, show jumping, cross-country skiing and giant slalom.
All athletes from the nine participating nations (Panama, Finland, Netherlands, UK, Estonia, Italy, Austria, Germany and the host nation Switzerland) were extremely impressed by the venue.
CAIRO - The 2016 Olympic Games are less than six months away and the world’s leading Modern Pentathletes have gathered in Cairo, Egypt, for the first leg of the 2016 UIPM World Cup.
The five-day competition (February 24-28) will offer most of the athletes the first chance in 2016 to assess their form and fitness and - in many cases - to boost their prospects of qualifying for Rio 2016.