Hosts Russia were the winners of the Ministry of Defence Cup in Moscow

Ekaterina Khuraskina and Ilya Frolov (RUS) took first place in the competition which was a simply Mixed Relay format held at their home base of the Central Sport Army Club.

It is the third time the Russian MP Federation has hosted the Ministry of Defence Cup which saw 10 nations take part - Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and, of course, hosts and winners Russia.

Taking second place on the day were the Germany team of Janine Kohlmann and Fabian Liebig while third went to the Lithuanians Eva Serpinaite and Justinas Kinderis.

Alongside the Ministry of Defence Cup, UIPM Sport Director Janusz Pecijak held a three day international judges seminar at the Academy of Modern Pentathlon in Severny.

It is the first time a seminar for International Judges has been held in Russia and included a superb presentation on technical preparation, presentation and communication.