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One of Modern Pentathlon’s most decorated and most respected athletes has written an extensive statement in support of UIPM’s New Pentathlon Discipline process.
Elodie Clouvel of France, the Rio 2016 silver medallist and current world No.3 who won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Final, took time out of her preparations for a home Olympics in Paris in 2024 to talk to media about the future direction of the sport.
In her personal statement, she wrote:
- Obstacle Discipline receives ringing endorsement at end of historic testing phase
- Olympic medallists join UIPM leaders in Monaco to urge unity of purpose
- UIPM Congress poised to decide next steps on journey back to Los Angeles 2028
The pioneers of Obstacle Discipline, which promises to transform the Modern Pentathlon after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, have given the concept a ringing endorsement.
- Almost 650 athletes from 31 countries gather in Machico (POR)
- Island venue to be a hive of competition and community for all ages
- Pentathlon stars Arceo (MEX) and Serapinaite (LTU) among athletes to watch
The global UIPM Sports community has descended on the 'Atlantic Pearl’ of Madeira as almost 650 athletes from 31 countries prepare to compete in the highly anticipated UIPM 2022 Biathle-Triathle World Championships.
MACHICO, PORTUGAL: October 31, 2022 – The island oasis of Madeira reverberated with competition and camaraderie as the UIPM 2022 Biathle-Triathle Laser Run World Championships came to a close on Sunday.
For four days, the coastal city of Machico was a hive of athletic endeavour and community engagement as a record number of participants from all generations competed to be crowned the best in the world in Biathle and Triathle.
An introduction to UIPM’s Coaches Certification Programme (CCP) enabled 16 male and female Modern Pentathlon coaches from across Africa to gain their first qualification.
The latest Level 1 CCP course took place in Accra (GHA) from October 17-21, coordinated by UIPM Level 3 coach and Chair of the UIPM Athletes Committee, Yasser Hefny OLY (EGY).
Twenty-four members of the Modern Pentathlon community in Lithuania – and one from Ukraine – earned a qualification during a recent UIPM Judges Certification Programme (JCP).
The course in Kaunas (LTU) accommodated all levels of technical official and was attended by several world-leading athletes alongside a new generation of community members starting out on their officiating journey.
UIPM acknowledges the receipt today of documents from a legal firm under the subject title ‘UIPM leadership challenger – post-press conference’.
Having studied the documents, UIPM would like to clarify the following:
UIPM’s digital educational ecosystem is complete with today’s launch of the Athletes Centred Programme (ACP).
The goal of the latest addition to UIPM’s online platform is to support the global UIPM Sports athlete community and provide them with a space where all athlete-related resources and opportunities can be easily found. Athletes who register will find informative and engaging content on the platform.
In November 2021 during the International Federations (IF) Forum, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shared and underlined a set of updated values and priorities for all IFs, which set the tone for a series of innovations in our sports including the New Pentathlon Discipline.
Modern Pentathlon’s first steps on the road to Paris 2024 have been taken on the other side of the Atlantic.
The recent 2022 Pan American Championships in Resende (BRA) became the first competition to have a direct impact on qualification for the next Olympic Games.
The Pan American Championships offered 30 qualification sports for next year’s Pan Am Games in Santiago (CHI), which will be an official qualification event for Paris 2024.