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SOFIA, BULGARIA: April 17, 2021 – Michelle Gulyas of Hungary surged to a remarkable, rain-soaked gold medal at UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia (II), making up four places in the Laser Run and winning comfortably.
SOFIA, BULGARIA: April 18, 2021 – If the mark of a champion is the ability to recover from a fall, Joseph Choong of Great Britain demonstrated a masterclass on the way to gold at UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia (II).
After nine days of competition in two weeks, the grass surface used for Riding and Laser Run in Sofia (BUL) had deteriorated beyond repair and organisers had to apply sand to make it safe for the final event of the fortnight: the Men’s Final Laser Run.
The third competition of the UIPM 2021 season, UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup Sofia (II), was run according to a set of COVID-19 protocols designed to prioritise the health and safety of all participants – athletes, coaches, technical officials and organisers.
Eleven coaches from across Uzbekistan have climbed the first rung of the ladder on the UIPM Coaches Certification Programme (CCP) after a week-long course in Tashkent (UZB).
The course, overseen by UIPM Instructor and Level 4 coach Alexei Vasilianov of Moldova from March 29 to April 2, was the first at Level 1 of the CCP to be conducted online and was delivered simultaneously in Russian and Uzbek.
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Budapest (HUN) hosts replica Olympic Games competition
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Format includes 90-minute showpiece comprising all five disciplines
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Athletes from 10 nations taking part in four-day test event
MONACO: April 22, 2021 – The new Modern Pentathlon format designed for introduction at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is being tested for the third and final time in Budapest (HUN) this week.
An 11-year-old athlete who contributed to the success of the first-ever Virtual Youth Festival has been rewarded with a special medal.
Kyra Seow of Singapore received a letter in February 2021 from the President and CEO of United Through Sports (UTS), telling her that she had won an Ambassador Award in recognition of her “truly outstanding” video.
- Final trial of Paris 2024 Olympic Games format proves successful
- Dejardin (FRA): ‘It goes fast and it's harder but we need this change so it's cool’
- Rinaudo (ITA): ‘I enjoyed the competition and I like this new format … it can work really well’
The winners of the final Paris 2024 Olympic Modern Pentathlon test event have strongly endorsed the innovative new format.
While much of the focus has been on the athletes aiming to qualify for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics, many others have been competing in the UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup with different goals.
For Claire Green of the USA, the ambition of taking part in the global Modern Pentathlon circuit for the first time has already been realised, and she appears to be loving every minute of it.
The Union International de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has extended the contract of Shiny Fang as Secretary General until June 2025.
Mrs Fang will continue to manage the UIPM administration throughout the Paris 2024 Olympic Games cycle, where Modern Pentathlon will be a core sport on the programme for the 26th consecutive Olympic Summer Games.
07.04.2021: Darmstadt, GER
Prior to UIPM Pentathlon World Cup Sofia (I), UIPM Secretary General Shiny Fang visited the UIPM President’s Office to discuss various matters relating to the future with UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann.