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The return of global competition across UIPM Sports in 2022 has galvanised the Biathle and Triathle communities.
Recent editions of the UIPM Biathle-Triathle National Tour have taken place across Egypt, France, Portugal and South Africa, with athletes of all ages aiming to get into the best possible competitive shape for the UIPM 2022 Biathle-Triathle World Championships in Machico (POR) from October 26-30.
07.06.2022: Lausanne, SUI
UIPM President Dr. Klaus Schormann and Secretary General Shiny Fang met together with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Dr Thomas Bach and Sport Director Kit McConnell in Olympic House, the IOC Headquarters.
One of Modern Pentathlon’s top-performing nations has voiced its full support for the ongoing reform of the sport via the integration of Obstacle Discipline.
The Korean Modern Pentathlon Federation (KMPF) raised a petition with more than 600 signatures in favour of UIPM’s New Pentathlon Discipline process.
The Executive Board (EB) of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has agreed that UIPM 2022 Congress should take place online.
The EB met last week to discuss options after it became clear there were several factors preventing UIPM member federations from being able to travel to the Congress host city of Antigua, Guatemala in November 2022.
More than 180 of Modern Pentathlon’s best up-and-coming talents gathered in Krakow (POL) for the European Youth Championships (U19/U17) from July 5-15.
For organisers, the competition doubled as a venue test for the 2023 European Games in the same city, where Modern Pentathlon will join the programme for the first time and Europe’s leading senior athletes will aim to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
An introduction to UIPM’s Coaches Certification Programme (CCP) enabled 28 Indonesian Modern Pentathlon coaches to get their first qualification.
The latest Level 1 CCP course took place in Jakarta (INA) from May 14-20, coordinated by UIPM Level 4 coach Nilton Rolim (BRA). The island archipelago will host the postponed 2023 Asian Games and the UIPM 2023 Biathle-Triathle World Championships.
There was another landmark for the UIPM Coaches Certification Programme (CCP) as coaches from seven countries studied for their Level 3 qualification in English.
After the success of the Level 3 online CCP course delivered in Spanish in May, 11 coaches from four different continents undertook the English course from June 14-17 and benefited from a wide array of expertise.
- Tokyo 2020 reunion for Olympic medallists Choong (GBR), Elgendy (EGY) and Jun (KOR)
- Clouvel (FRA) leads charge in first World Championships of Paris 2024 cycle
- Return of China adds to global reach of flagship Modern Pentathlon competition
In Egypt’s second city, 170 athletes from 35 countries will compete for Modern Pentathlon’s most coveted honour – the title of world champion.
- Jun & Jung dominate on day one in Alexandria (EGY)
- Hamad & Hamed earn silver for host nation Egypt
- Czech Republic win bronze thanks to Tuma & Houska
Illustrious team-mates Woongtae Jun and Jinhwa Jung drew first blood for Korea on the opening day of the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Championships.