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According to the textbook, she is several years past her peak. But the true legends of sport live in defiance of performance theory.
When she competes in UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest this week, Laura Asadauskaite of Lithuania will be one of a small number of 30-something athletes in the field. And she is 39, heading for a 40th birthday in advance of Paris 2024.
UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest began today with 70 athletes taking part in the Women’s Qualification.
The top-scoring athlete of the day (1,109 points) and first across the line in Qualification Group A was world No.1 Michelle Gulyas of Hungary, followed by team-mates Blanka Bauer (HUN)and Kamilla Reti (HUN).
The best performer in Qualification Group B was European champion Charlie Follett of Great Britain with a mass bunch finishing 1sec behind her.
UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest continued today with 83 athletes taking part in the Men’s Qualification.
The top-scoring athlete of the day (1,212 points) and first across the line in Qualification Group A was Gergely Regos of Hungary, followed by Emiliano Hernandez of Mexico, Giorgio Malan of Italy and Fernand Mitterand of Germany.
As the global growth of UIPM Sports continues, there was an important piece of history in the Middle East in recent weeks.
Saudi Arabia hosted its first ever UIPM Coaches Certification Programme (CCP) course, with men and women from the Kingdom taking a first and hugely significant step on the coaching ladder.
Haydy Morsy of Egypt took a five-point lead into the Women’s Final after a strong Semi-final performance on the third day of UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Morsy (EGY) top-scored with 24 victories and 11 defeats in the Fencing Ranking Round, two more successes than team-mate Salma Abdelmaksoud (EGY) with Mingyu Zhang of China splitting them with her score of 23V/12D.
With a hectic season of elite Modern Pentathlon competition already under way, it’s not just the athletes who are taking a step up — the judges are too.
An important and hugely productive UIPM Judges Certification Programme (JCP) course took place in Poland last week to prepare a cohort of judges for the upcoming 3rd European Games in Krakow (POL), with almost 50 judges taking part.
Four athletes took a share of the lead into the Men’s Final after strong Semi-final performances on the fourth day of UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
Blanka Guzi of Hungary and Woongtae Jun of Korea savoured the sweet taste of gold on Super Saturday at UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
One first-time winner, one crowned Pentathlon World Cup champion for the ninth time, four world records – and two Finals of the highest quality thrilling audiences in Budapest (HUN) and worldwide.
Sunwoo Kim and Changwan Seo combined to superb effect to give Korea Mixed Relay gold as a dramatic Sunday brought the curtain down on an unforgettable UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
The global Modern Pentathlon community is in mourning after the death of Jeremy “Jim” Fox at the age of 81.
Fox (GBR) became Olympic champion at the fourth attempt, topping the podium in the team event alongside Danny Nightingale and Adrian Parker at Montreal 1976.