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A prolifically productive year of development and growth in UIPM coaching ended on a fitting note as two regions of focus finished 2025 with a flourish.
In the Colombian capital city of Bogota, a huge cohort went through a week-long UIPM Coaches Certification Course with 31 participants either beginning or continuing their coaching journeys.
- Flagship competition to kickstart unique two-week multisport festival
- UIPM Executive Board approves dynamic changes to Laser Run and Swimming
- Kitty Chiller AM OLY appointed 1st Vice President of UIPM
MONACO: 28 January 2026 – The southern city of Guiyang will host Pentathlon’s flagship competition in August 2026, kickstarting a unique two-week festival of UIPM Sports in China styled ‘Race Across China’.
1) From cradle to course
The first year of a new Olympic cycle can often be a period of flux. Veterans of the previous quad take a breather to rest, recover and reassess. As elite Pentathlon jumped into its dynamic new era in 2025, it was understandable that so many stars from the most recent cycle took a step back before jumping right in.
After the historic achievements of 2025, the UIPM Para Sports movement is entering an exciting new chapter, with a global series of competitions that will push boundaries and showcase athletes worldwide.
The UIPM Para Tetrathlon World Ranking Series is a newly announced initiative that builds on the successful inaugural UIPM 2025 Para Tetrathlon World Championships held in Lithuania.
UIPM has taken an important step in shaping the future of obstacle sport with the successful staging of its first-ever Obstacle Providers Forum, held on 29-30 January at UIPM Headquarters in Monaco.
The pioneering forum marked the first time an event of this kind has been organised for the obstacle industry, bringing together equipment providers from four continents (America, Africa, Europe and Asia) for discussions, knowledge-sharing and strategic alignment.
Having dominated the 2025 Pentathlon season, it was no surprise that the supremacy of all-conquering Egypt should be recognised in the UIPM Annual Awards, with the winners announced online via UIPM TV.
During the recent IOC Session and Winter Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina, a lot of conversations among Olympic sport leaders centred around heritage and innovation.
For a sport aiming to demonstrate its value to the movement and continuous relevance, which one is the key priority? In the case of UIPM, the answer is simple. The answer is both. And this has been the case for a long time …
1. The Blind Spot
The UIPM shares its sincerest sympathies with all those affected by the crisis in the Middle East. The UIPM was founded on the peaceful principles of Olympism and we wholeheartedly support the statement provided by the International Olympic Committee earlier today.
Read the official statement.
In the latest Pentathlon Personalities interview, Turkish legend İlke Özyüksel explains why she is putting everything on the line for a fourth shot at the Olympic podium, even going the extra mile on Instagram
İlke Özyüksel spent the lead-up to her 29th birthday on her sick bed. A virus had floored her for over a week but, as her special day approached, Özyüksel perked up. She had a joint birthday party planned and couldn’t let her fellow celebrant down…
Looking back 45 years, what moment first made you believe you could break barriers in sport and beyond?
“Breaking barriers” was never something I purposefully set out to achieve. I have always had a huge passion for sport – not only in a competitive sense but also for how it can shape us holistically, as people, in life in general. I have been very fortunate that in the last 45 years, I have been able to follow my passion first as an athlete and then as a sports leader.