Modern Pentathlon to feature in National Games of India 2020

Pentathletes in India are looking forward to the prospect of competing in one of the country’s most prestigious sporting events - the National Games of India.

The Olympics-style competition will bring together athletes from eight states in Goa (IND) from October 20 to November 4.

The Modern Pentathlon competition will consist of a Tetrathlon and there will be Women’s and Men’s Individual categories as well as Women’s and Men’s Relays and a Mixed Relay.

Vitthal Shirgaonkar, Secretary General of the Modern Pentathlon Federation of India (MPFI), said: “This is the biggest achievement of the MPFI to be part of India’s biggest Olympic Games competition - the National Games of India 2020.

“We invite the entire UIPM Family to witness Modern Pentathlon sports in India’s biggest sports event.”