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- Teen queen Khalil (EGY) breaks new ground with first junior world title
- Comeback king Mohamed (EGY) goes back-to-back
- Medals for Hlavackova (CZE), Sych (UKR), Ismail (EGY) and Tamas (HUN)
In Hungary’s ‘city of kings’, a new regal order in Pentathlon continued to emerge with Egypt’s dynamic duo Farida Khalil and Moutaz Mohamed living up to their status as favourites on Finals day at the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon Junior World Championships.
Sam Curry, newly elected Chair of the UIPM Athletes Committee, led a UIPM delegation to the Olympic Movement’s flagship event for athlete representation by taking part in the 12th International Athletes’ Forum (IAF).
The IAF, hosted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne (SUI), was held from June 11-12 and united more than 400 athlete representatives from around the world.
Let’s hope everyone used the past seven weeks to their advantage and managed to find rest. Because things are about to get breathtaking again in a hurry.
The world’s best have gathered on the stunning Mediterranean coast with the first major title of a new Olympic cycle at stake.
- LA28 format rehearsal provides three days of breathtaking action
- Tognetti (ITA) and Arol (AIN) announced as top seeds for Fencing
- Can anyone topple gold-medal favourites Khalil (EGY) and Malan (ITA)?
It may be three years away, but can it ever be too soon for a LA28 rehearsal?
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games will be the first to feature the new-look Modern Pentathlon with Obstacle making its debut and Fencing held according to the Direct Elimination system.
Farida Khalil of Egypt and Rebecca Castaudi of France dominated their respective Semi-finals to emerge as strong medal contenders at the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Final.
· Korean veteran impresses in Semi-final A alongside debutant Lukes (CZE)
· Home hope follows Junior World Championship glory with Semi-final B win
· Veteran Belaud (FRA) produces stunning Laser Run to seal place in Final
Farida Khalil of Egypt continued to take the Pentathlon world by storm with another golden career milestone in front of home supporters at the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Final in Alexandria (EGY).
Wearing an LA28 wristband in a nod to her Olympic dream, 14-year-old phenomenon Khalil (EGY) won her fourth title of the season by an astonishing margin of 27sec, and now only the senior world title and Olympic gold separate her from the full collection.
Moutaz Mohamed completed a unique double for Egypt at the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Final in Alexandria (EGY), winning gold in a highly eventful Men’s Final and extending his own overall word record by seven points to 1,583.
- Another golden milestone for irrepressible 14-year-old Khalil (EGY)
- Mohamed (EGY) doubles up to make nation first to win both World Cup Final golds
- Medals for Seong (KOR), Lukes (CZE), Guzi (HUN) and Fleurot (FRA)
For the second week in succession, Farida Khalil and Moutaz Mohamed lifted Egypt to the very top of the Pentathlon world, confirming their status as five-discipline superstars with sublime individual victories at the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Final.
· Egypt (Ismail & Khalil) celebrate runaway women’s gold
· Gripping finish sees France (Bories & Rochat) steal men’s prize
· Medals for Hungary, Poland and Czechia on opening day
