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- Historic multi-sport to feature new discipline for first time in Los Angeles (USA)
- Coubertin’s invention enters new chapter as Obstacle era begins
- IOC Session votes in favour of IOC Executive Board recommendation
It’s official: Modern Pentathlon will feature on the programme of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games following an endorsement by the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
- Double gold and silver for prolific Mexican team in Santiago (CHI)
- Bronze medallists Hernandez (EAI) and Torres (ECU) celebrate Paris 2024 boost
- Olympic joy shared by USA, Brazil, Cuba and Argentina athletes
Mayan Oliver and Emiliano Hernandez of Mexico became Pan American Games champions on a day when 10 pentathletes from across the Americas won direct qualification quota places at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
- Athletes from 16 Asian countries join global gathering in Bali (INA)
- Rising star Khalil (EGY) and Lithuania Olympians among athletes to watch
- Four days of live-streamed racing across Biathle and Triathle with Para categories
The multi-sports movement in Asia is thriving!
After a fallow period when the movement struggled to gain post-pandemic momentum, UIPM’s magical Masters community has bounced back with a successful European Championships held in Chisinau (MDA).
The competition came out of an agreement between the European Modern Pentathlon Confederation and the Modern Pentathlon Federation of Moldova to transform a national Masters tournament into the Open European Masters Championships and host in the capital from October 20-22.
Contrary to assumptions, Kerenza Bryson can actually switch off. In fact, like most things in her life, she does it pretty damn well.
After a season that defied even her wildest expectations, the World No.3 from Great Britain has just relocated to Pentathlon GB’s training base in Bath. But before the big move she spent a few weeks getting away from it all in the Maldives and Greece.
It might be tempting to reflect on only one outcome of the 141st IOC Session.
Yes, I am talking about the historic vote that secured our sport’s future in the Olympic Games for at least another five years, and confirmed that we can start to build on the very exciting foundation for global development that we laid during two years of intense hard work and innovation.
- All six continents represented in worldwide celebration of beach multi-sport
- South Africa boss medal table as Lithuania and Kazakhstan claim senior titles
- President Schormann salutes ‘very important’ growth of UIPM Sports in Asia
Athletes from all six continents joined in a global celebration of beach multi-sport as blissful Bali hosted the UIPM 2023 Biathle-Triathle World Championships.
05.10. – 07.10.2023: Istanbul, TUR
Dr Klaus Schormann, the UIPM President, participated in the European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly. His purpose was to engage with all the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Europe and explain the modifications to Modern Pentathlon with the integration of Obstacle and the advantages of the change.
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Pentathlon and Paris to get the ‘cinematic look’ as visions for Games and festivities begin to focus
How can you rehearse behind closed doors when there are no doors to close? This is the conundrum facing organisers of the Paris Olympic Games’ groundbreaking Opening Ceremony as the vision for the entire event comes into sharper focus.
Rebranded to add prestige and relevance to all competitions carrying rankings points on the road to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first three UIPM Pentathlon Challengers added spice to the 2023 season.
Türkiye, with no direct qualification quota places gained in the bigger showpiece competitions, enjoyed a triumphant finish to the competitive year when Ilke Ozyuksel (TUR) and Bugra Unal (TUR) won the Women’s and Men’s Finals respectively at UIPM 2023 Pentathlon Challenger Kyrgyzstan.