73rd UIPM Congress: Candidates stand for election in record numbers

• Three candidates in contention for UIPM President and 12 for Vice-President
• Total of 65 candidates exceeds all previous electoral Congresses
• Historic Congress will take place in Riyadh (KSA) on November 16 and 17

The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has published the list of candidates who will be eligible for election in the 73rd UIPM Congress in Riyadh (KSA) on November 16 and 17, 2024.

The list includes three candidates who are standing for the role of UIPM President, which will be vacated by Dr Klaus Schormann at the end of 2024, and 12 candidates for the five UIPM Vice-President positions.

At least two Vice Presidents will be newly elected. There will also be newcomers in the Executive Board positions for Sport, Marketing and Media. All terms of service begin in January 2025, and UIPM’s new term limits will come into effect for all those elected.

The total number of 65 candidates sets a new record for an electoral UIPM Congress. The previous high was 58 in 2016.

The full list of candidates eligible for election in the 73rd Congress is as follows (*denotes candidate standing for re-election):

UIPM President (3 candidates for 1 position)

• Joel Bouzou (France)
• Sharif El Erian (Egypt)
• Robert Stull (United States)

UIPM Vice President (12 candidates for 5 positions)

• Dr Huda Al Matrooshi (United Arab Emirates)
• Viacheslav Aminov (Russia)*
• Aistis Baronas (Lithuania)
• Fabrizio Bittner (Italy)
• Kitty Chiller (Australia)
• Dongkook Chung (Korea)
• Ana Irene Delgado (Panama)
• Sharif El Erian (Egypt)* 
• Bakhromjon Gaziev (Uzbekistan)
• Andrey Kuzmanov (Bulgaria)
• Dr Viacheslav Malishev (Georgia)
• Juan Manzo (Mexico)*

UIPM Treasurer (2 candidates for 1 position)

• John Helmick (United States)*
• Helio Meirelles (Brazil)

UIPM Executive Board Member for Sport (4 candidates for 1 position)

• Ali Assem (Egypt)
• Andrea Dell’Amore (Italy)
• Bernhard Petruschinski (Germany)
• Agnese Tomassi (Belgium)

UIPM Executive Board Member for Marketing (6 candidates for 1 position)

• Hussain Al-Abdulwahab (Saudi Arabia)
• Fabrizio Bittner (Italy)
• Dr Veli Cakir (Türkiye)
• Jawid Khawar (Afghanistan)
• Vitthal Shirgaonkar (India)
• Barry Tompkins (Canada)

Executive Board Member for Media (5 candidates for 1 position)

• Najla Al-Qahtani (Saudi Arabia)
• Natalya Coyle (Ireland)
• Leila Gyenesei (Hungary)
• Vitthal Shirgaonkar (India)
• Barry Tompkins (Canada)

UIPM Executive Board Member for Development (4 candidates for 1 position)

• Jameel Bubshait (Saudi Arabia)
• Jawid Khawar (Afghanistan)
• Dr Viacheslav Malishev (Georgia)*
• Janusz Peciak (Poland)

Auditors (1 candidate for 2 positions)

• Mahdi Goudarzi (Iran)

Technical Committee (14 candidates for 6 positions)

• Rafael Acosta (Argentina)
• Changsik An (Korea)
• Ali Assem (Egypt)*
• Corine Bouzou (France)*
• Andrea Dell’Amore (Italy)*
• Marcelo Goncalez (Brazil)*
• Agnes Kulcsar (Hungary)*
• Rui Lucena (Portugal)*
• Edita Maloszyc (Poland)*
• John Moreau (United States)
• Ana Ruth Orellana (Guatemala)*
• Zenhua Qian (China)*
• Agnese Tommasi (Belgium)*
• Leonid Zimarev (Kazakhstan)

Medical Committee (5 candidates for 6 positions)

• Dr Dapeng Bao (China)*
• Dr Bassel Jamil (Syria)
• Dr Marco Michelucci (Brazil)*
• Dr Douglass Stull (United States)*
• Dr Moussa Tadros (Egypt)

Business Affairs Committee (9 candidates for 4 positions)

• Ana Luisa Almeida (Brazil)
• Mona Al-Sabeg (Saudi Arabia)
• Emir Basar (Türkiye)
• Andris Feldmanis (Latvia)
• Andrey Kuzmanov (Bulgaria)*
• Theodora Palli (Greece)
• Yuriy Solovyev (Kazakhstan)
• Barry Tompkins (Canada)*
• Peter Vizkeleti (Hungary)