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06.06. – 09.06.2023: Riyadh, KSA
Immediately after the UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Final in Ankara (TUR), UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a site visit and series of meetings with key stakeholders as UIPM Sports continues to develop in the Middle East Asia region.
The continued development of Modern Pentathlon in Central Asia took another significant step forward in recent weeks with a brand new group of international judges put through their paces and moving ahead in their judging careers.
The UIPM Judges Certification Programme course held in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, was planned alongside the Open Cup of Central Asia/Open Kyrgyzstan Championships from Jun 12-15 with almost 40 participants.
The Independent Panel set up to review applications from athletes with Russia or Belarus passports who apply to compete as neutral athletes in UIPM Sports has decided on the eligibility criteria, application procedure and timelines.
For four days at the end of June and the beginning of July the picturesque Bavarian town of Erding and its iconic Kronthaler Weiher lake was abuzz with competitive action and sporting community.
The 2023 European Biathle/Triathle and Laser Run Championships took over the town from June 28 to July 2 with the mixture of top-class and development athletes giving a feeling of family togetherness.
The past six months has been another challenging period for our movement, but I do believe that we can find our most productive selves in the face of adversity.
I’m very proud of what the UIPM Staff team has achieved in the first half of 2023, so much so that I decided to let them do all the talking in this month’s message.
As China gears up to host the Asian Games for the first time in over a dozen years, the country’s pentathlon preparedness has kicked up a notch.
Over 30 judges continued their progress during a productive week-long UIPM Judges Certification Programme in the eastern city of Hangzhou last month.
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A century later, a world of changes are evident and yet Paris 1924 still impacts the Games of today
In this breathless era of breakneck change and an always-on digital world, going back a century feels like an indulgence. But it’s a pertinent time to do so.
With the world’s best pentathletes already beginning their final preparations, the venue and host city is doing likewise as the highlight of the season rapidly approaches.
With just six weeks to go, prep work has stepped up a notch at the University of Bath for the UIPM 2023 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships, taking place from 19-28 August 2023.
A hectic three months at the elite level of Modern Pentathlon has been mirrored all the way down the development pipeline, with the Global Laser Run City Tour continuing to expand into new territories and communities across the world.
Kuwait became the latest nation to host its first event while Lithuania, a year after embracing GLRCT for the first time, played host to three successful tours already in 2023. Here’s the lowdown on 16 of those amazing days …
MARCH
Kuwait City (KUW)
· Thursday March 9
June marked a significant milestone event in UIPM’s continued focus and efforts to further the inclusion and openness of Modern Pentathlon.
On the weekend of June 17-18, PentathlonGB together with researchers from Liverpool John Moores University (GBR) hosted the first UIPM Classifier Training which was led by Head of Classification Dr Paul Baudet.