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UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Ankara kicked off today with 58 athletes taking part in the women’s qualification round.
Among the successful qualifiers were Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Kate French of Great Britain and team-mates Joanna Muir, Jessica Varley and Charlie Follett, and local favourite Ilke Ozyuksel of Turkey along with team-mate Sesim Alpugan.
UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Ankara continued today with 70 athletes taking part in the men’s qualification round.
Among the successful qualifiers were Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games gold medallist Joseph Choong of Great Britain and bronze medallist Woongtae Jun of Korea, along with three-time Pentathlon World Cup Final winner Valentin Prades of France.
UIPM leaders briefed Dr Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), on UIPM’s New 5th Discipline reforms during a meeting in Olympic House, Lausanne (SUI).
UIPM President, Dr Klaus Schormann, and Secretary General, Shiny Fang, gave a detailed presentation to President Dr Bach and Kit McConnell, IOC Sport Director on June 7.
- Top fencer wins first Semi-final alongside Jawaid (SWE) and Abdelmaksoud (EGY)
- Olympic champion French (GBR) lurking after winning second Semi-final
- Home favourite Ozyuksel (TUR) safely into Super Saturday Finals
Rebecca Langrehr of Germany will take a slender lead into the Women’s Final after performing strongly in the Semi-finals at UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Ankara.
- Olympic bronze medallist takes slender lead into Super Saturday
- Sukharev (KAZ) and Choong (GBR) also impress in Semi-finals
- France, Hungary and Korea qualify three athletes apiece
Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Woongtae Jun of Korea will again be the man to beat on Super Saturday at UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Ankara.
- Reti (HUN) splits British medallists in Women’s Final as French (GBR) claims bronze
- Bohm makes it two silvers for Hungary in a gripping spring finish to Men’s Final
- Malan (ITA) returns from injury to claim first World Cup medal with bronze
Jessica Varley and Joseph Choong doubled up to make it a truly Super Saturday for Great Britain at UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Ankara.
- Seong & Lee hold on to hard-earned lead to win gold medal
- Germany (Kohlmann & Dogue) celebrate solid silver on dramatic final day
- Egypt (Kandil & Shaban) medal again after beating Great Britain in sprint finish
Korea finished UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Ankara on a high as Seungmin Seong and Jihun Lee won a thrilling Mixed Relay.
- World’s top 72 athletes destined for showdown in Ankara (TUR)
- Hungary, Italy and Mexico achieve maximum quota of six athletes
- President Schormann hails ‘world’s most versatile athletes’
The Union international de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has announced the 72 athletes who will compete at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Final in Ankara (TUR) next week.
Hungary has become the first nation to give its athletes an opportunity to train for Obstacle Discipline, the proposed New 5th Discipline of Modern Pentathlon.
Ahead of the first official Test Event in Ankara (TUR) on June 27/28, a group of Hungarian pentathletes practised on an obstacle rig on the outskirts of Budapest (HUN) – and according to a report in Nemzeti Sport the feedback was very positive.
- Choong (GBR), Jun (KOR), Marosi (HUN) and Prades (FRA) set for clash of titans
- Clouvel (FRA) aiming to rein in Gulyas (HUN) and Micheli (ITA)
- World’s top 72 athletes destined for showdown in Ankara (TUR)
The Olympic champion, world record-holder, world champion and reigning champion are among 36 male athletes destined for a clash of titans at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Final in Ankara (TUR).