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- Elusive gold finally in the hands of Ozyuksel (TUR) after a decade of silver and bronze
- Seo (KOR) returns to winning ways as newcomers are forced to think again
- Medals for Guzi (HUN), Elgindy (EGY), Lukes (CZE) and Rochat (FRA)
Experience prevailed in the second round of the UIPM Pentathlon World Cup season as 29-year-olds Ilke Ozyuksel of Türkiye and Changwan Seo of Korea showed the next generation how to master five disciplines in the face of chaos.
Yasser Hefny, one of Modern Pentathlon’s most respected coaches and a distinguished former Olympic athlete from Egypt, has been named an Athlete Role Model (ARM) for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
The Pentathlon world is in mourning after learning of the passing of Gyula Bretz.
Gyula, who celebrated his 86th birthday on February 8, was a revered figure in the UIPM Sports movement whose decades of service helped shape the sport nationally and internationally.
• Agreement includes licensing of certain TBS-designed obstacles for UIPM Sports
• It provides a framework for cross-promotion of SASUKE/Ninja Warrior and Pentathlon ahead of LA28
• President Stull celebrates ‘unique coming together of primetime entertainment and Olympic sports culture’
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.