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A new cohort of Modern Pentathlon judges has completed the UIPM Judges Certification Programme (JCP) in Santo Domingo, strengthening the technical officiating pathway in the Dominican Republic ahead of future regional multisport competitions including the 25th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games.
For many years, Modern Pentathlon has appeared in conversations about Olympic uncertainty. Speculation about its future has surfaced repeatedly, generating familiar headlines.
Yet, as we all know, headlines do not always tell the full story.
The more important question is not whether Pentathlon belongs in the future of the Olympic Games, but whether people who write headlines and launch speculative remarks are even aware of how far the sport has evolved.
It's the third and final event of the regular season and the world’s top pentathletes are vying for the right to return to Budapest (HUN) again in late June for the UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Cup Final. The host nation is bound to be strong, while fascinating continental rivalries continue to emerge. Are you brave enough to pick the winners?
1) Budapest ready to roar
The UAE Modern Pentathlon Federation has celebrated the successful staging of the country’s first Modern Pentathlon Obstacle Championship, highlighting growing opportunities for young athletes and continued investment in the future of the sport.
The adaptations made to Modern Pentathlon over the past couple of decades have often centred around the question: what does the future look like for our sport, and what does it look like for the Olympic Movement?
Today, I believe we have a roadmap to answering that question.
- Hollywood icon takes on new role three decades after being USA Pentathlon Team Leader
- He-Man and Universal Soldier actor meets Obstacle Racing stars at cocktail party on Sunset Strip
- Promotional event hosted by Ninja Warrior franchise owners TBS kickstarts build-up to LA28
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES: June 8, 2026 – Action hero Dolph Lundgren is stepping back into the arena, uniting Hollywood star power with Olympic innovation as he takes on a new role with UIPM.
Blanka Guzi of Hungary gave the host nation the fast start it wanted as the opening day of UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest saw returning veterans and rising stars shine in the capital city.
Having won gold in Cairo (EGY) and silver in Pazardzhik (BUL) already this World Cup season, Guzi (HUN) burst out of the blocks to win the opening instalment during Women’s Qualification among a stacked global field.
A bumper entry of pentathletes from 40 countries across the globe is primed and ready for a spectacular race for glory in the third round of the UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Cup season.
Csaba Bohm of Hungary was one of four runaway victors in the Men’s Qualification round at UIPM 2026 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest.
There was an unprecedented entry of 135 athletes, meaning 99 would fall short of earning a second run-out in Friday‘s Semi-finals.
But there was no danger of Bohm (HUN) being one of them as the 2024 world champion led his group home, following in the footsteps of Omar Amer of Egypt, Marvin Faly Dogue of Germany and Yuriy Kovalchuk of Ukraine in Groups A-C respectively.