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Katarzyna Jonaczyk and Luke Beckstrand confirmed their sprint supremacy by becoming the first UIPM Obstacle 100m world champions at the National Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing.
The inaugural UIPM 2025 Obstacle World Championships (OCR) reached a climax on day three as the top 16 female and male qualifiers made their way through four thrilling rounds on the 100m course.
The UIPM Obstacle Task Force met in Beijing (CHN) at the conclusion of the UIPM 2025 Obstacle World Championships (OCR).
- Memorable inaugural competition ends with Italians winning Team 3km gold
- Athletes say ‘see you next year’ as Beijing (CHN) kicks off four-year hosting cycle
- UIPM and World Obstacle agree on momentous steps to finalise integration
Obstacle is HERE – and it is here to stay. That was the resounding message as a successful inaugural UIPM 2025 Obstacle World Championships (OCR) came to a close at the National Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing.
Tributes have been paid to Sarah Parker, a Modern Pentathlon pioneer who died on September 14, aged 69.
Parker played a pivotal role in establishing the sport in Great Britain. She was part of a generation of female athletes who earned the right to compete alongside men at the highest level, starting at the World Championships in the late 1970s. She was rewarded with both individual and team medals in the following years.
The golden sands and azure waters of Sattahip, Thailand may normally be a hotspot for seekers of rest and relaxation. In recent weeks however it became a hive of activity and education with an important UIPM Judges Certification Programme (JCP) course taking place.
Our first-ever Obstacle World Championships marked the beginning of a new chapter for UIPM – establishing a strong base for OCR and our new Obstacle racing discipline, while also fortifying Modern Pentathlon at the Olympic peak of our movement.
The 49th CISM World Military Championships ushered in a new era as the dynamic discipline of Obstacle was undertaken for the first time.
One of the most venerable and prestigious sporting events on the pentathlon calendar, the 2025 edition, hosted in the Polish city of Drzonkow (POL) from September 22-28, lived up to its reputation as it gathered a field stacked with some of the biggest names in the sport.
Two Olympic medallists in Modern Pentathlon, Kate French of Great Britain and Yane Marques of Brazil, were among the UIPM Commission representatives taking part in recent engagements in Lausanne (SUI).
While the winter wind-down may have begun for many in the Northern Hemisphere, their counterparts on the other side of the Equator are making the most of spring conditions.
That group includes a brand new cohort of UIPM judges who joined classmates on a timely UIPM Judges Certification Programme course in Buenos Aires (ARG) in recent weeks.
In 2025, UIPM expanded its athlete-focused initiatives across education, governance, integrity and career skills development, continuing its commitment to support athletes both on and off the field of play.