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Led by two-time world champion Valentin Belaud, athletes from France dominated the second day of UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest, finishing first in all three Men’s Qualification groups as 96 athletes chased 36 places in the Semi-finals.
- Starlet, 14, continues to impress with Obstacle speed and all-round skills
- Gulyas and Guzi among five Hungary athletes to reach Women’s Final
- Two debutantes from China also qualify on day of intense competition
Teenage phenomenon Farida Khalil of Egypt continued to lead from the front at UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest, showing a mastery of Obstacle as she stood out in the Women’s Semi-finals.
- Local favourite takes charge of Semi-final A alongside British and German rivals
- El Ashqar (EGY) atones for Obstacle fall to boss Semi-final B alongside Shaban (EGY)
- Mourcia (FRA) wins sprint finish to secure Final place but Malan (ITA) falls short
The stage is set for a double showdown between Egypt and Hungary on Super Saturday at UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
Paris 2024 Olympic champion Michelle Gulyas returned to Hungary with only gold on her mind and duly delivered on that promise in a thrilling Women’s Final at UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
Fourteen-year-old sensation Farida Khalil of Egypt claimed silver after another remarkable performance and was joined on the podium by another teenager, as 19-year-old Coline Flavin of France achieved her maiden Pentathlon World Cup medal.
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Moutaz Mohamed of Egypt came from nowhere to snatch his first elite gold medal at the end of an incredible Men’s Final at UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
- Homecoming glory for Paris 2024 Olympic champion Gulyas (HUN)
- Another gold for Egypt as Mohamed (EGY) storms back from 9th
- Two medals apiece for Hungary, Egypt and France after epic Super Saturday
Three countries shared the spoils on an epic Super Saturday as an electrifying UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest came to a close.
The European Confederation of Modern Pentathlon (ECMP) started its 2025 season from April 12-14 with the traditional European Cup in Barcelona (ESP) for Junior, U19, U17 and U15 athletes.
This year’s European Cup gathered together 215 athletes from nine countries, signalling an impressive beginning to the season and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle.
Fresh from an unforgettable 2024 that saw him crowned as Egypt’s only Olympic champion at the Paris 2024 Games, Ahmed Elgendy has been elected to lead the newly formed Athletes Committee of the Egyptian Olympic Committee.
Elgendy (EGY) said on social media that he had won the election by acclamation having earned the support of 22 voting members. Azmi Mahlaba (shooting) and Nouran Gohar (squash) will be the First and Second Deputy Presidents respectively.
By UIPM President Rob Stull
With due respect to Neil Armstrong, I described the competition we just witnessed in Budapest as one small step for our athletes, one giant leap for our sport.
They might not be astronauts, but in terms of what humanity is capable of achieving on this planet, I happen to think pentathletes push themselves pretty close to the outer limits.
Like waiting for a bus, it took almost two months for the next instalment of the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Cup season to come, and now two arrive almost colliding together.
Hot on the heels of an action-packed and storyline-filled week in Budapest at the second stop of the first World Cup of a new Olympic cycle, we now move on to Bulgaria for the third.