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Egypt dominated the fourth day of UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo, with five athletes earning a place in the Men’s Final.
With the day’s top score of 1,176 points, Emiliano Hernandez of Mexico won the first Semi-final by 4sec from Mohanad Shaban (EGY) and Ahmed Elgendy (EGY), Csaba Bohm of Hungary and Pierre Dejardin of France.
- World No.1 Gulyas (HUN) stings Clouvel (FRA) to win Women’s Final
- Comeback gold for Olympic medallist Elgendy (EGY) after battle with Bohm (HUN)
- Bronze medals for Abdelmaksoud (EGY) and Vlach (CZE) in season-opener
Michelle Gulyas of Hungary and Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt came from behind to start the season with superb individual victories at UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo.
- Pulsating Laser Run decided by sharp shooting of Lithuania (Venckauskaite & Puronas)
- Mexico (Arceo & Padilla) take silver while Korea (Jang & Kim) hold on for deserved bronze
- Teams from five continents compete in hugely entertaining end to exciting week
- New resource for Obstacle athletes eyeing LA28 Olympics opportunity
- Brochure provides tips on how to convert to Modern Pentathlon
- President Schormann savours ‘incredible opportunity for athletes’
Obstacle racers ready to embark on a journey to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games are the target audience of a new UIPM brochure entitled ‘Get Started with the new Modern Pentathlon’.
Olympic bronze medalist Woongtae Jun (KOR) took centre stage when Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol oversaw the 2023 Korea Sports Vision Report by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC).
Fond tributes have been paid to one of Modern Pentathlon’s greatest leaders and proponents, Sameh Guemeih of Egypt, who died on January 27, 2023.
Sameh played a vital role in the development of the global UIPM Sports movement, across Africa and especially in Egypt, helping the country to become a pillar of the sport in terms of athlete performance and competition organisation.
Two days after completing a century of life, one of Modern Pentathlon’s cherished heroes finally came to the end of his journey.
Colonel Guy Troy of United States marked his 100th birthday on March 15 as the oldest living Olympic pentathlete – two days before he passed.
A busy month of activities for the Asian Modern Pentathlon Confederation (AMPC) included a number of key stakeholder meetings at the Asian Hockey Federation Congress on March 23-24.
The AMPC was represented at the Congress in Mungyeong (KOR) by Secretary General Sangkeong Yeo, who had meetings with the Secretaries General of two National Olympic Committees – Turkmenistan and Tajikistan – with the aim of furthering development in Central Asia.
With four Korean pentathletes currently among the top 20 in the men’s and women’s world rankings, the country’s status as a pentathlon powerhouse is clear.
The diligence and dedication to the cause extends to those helping to train, support and organize in the sport - and Korea hosted a highly productive gathering for coaches and judges recently.
Following the success of the Para Laser Run event at the UIPM 2022 Laser Run World Championships in Lisbon (POR), the stage is set for an even bigger showcase of UIPM Para Sports in 2023.
The local organising committee of the UIPM 2023 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships in Bath (GBR) are working hard behind the scenes to make sure the event builds on previous years and is truly accessible to all athletes. With a large number of para-athletes competing, it is set to be a truly world class event.