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The UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships continued today with 36 athletes competing for a place in the Men’s Final.
Egypt was the best-performing team with four athletes qualifying for the 18-strong Final, including senior world silver medallist Mohamed Elgendy (EGY), who will start on ‘Super Saturday’ 15 points behind overall leader Radoslav Stoychev of Bulgaria.
04.09. – 10.09.2022: Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA
UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann visited the UIPM 2022 Youth World Championships (U19/U17), where he had numerous meetings with Italian Modern Pentathlon Federation (FIPM) President Fabrizio Bittner and Secretary General Filippo de Liguori.
- Women’s champion Castaudi (FRA) retains title with another cool comeback
- Men’s champion Koleszar (HUN) denies favourite Elgendy (EGY) gold
- Team glory for Hungary (women) and Egypt (men) on Super Saturday
Rebecca Castaudi of France and Mihaly Koleszar of Hungary are the new Under 22 world champions after exceptional performances at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships.
- British duo end week on a high with brilliant display
- Erdos & Viczian team up to win silver for Hungary
- Battling bronze for Lithuania (Adomaityte & Puronas)
Emma Whitaker and Charles Brown delivered a highly consistent Mixed Relay performance to seal a worthy gold medal for Great Britain on the final day of the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon Junior World Championships.
- Last of four successful tests takes place indoors in Zielona Gora (POL)
- Dozens of participants express views with overwhelmingly positive message
- Feedback from all four events to inform next steps ahead of UIPM Congress
The testing phase of a new discipline proposed for integration into Modern Pentathlon after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has come to a successful conclusion.
UIPM continues to improve its first esports product with the release of E-Laser Run version 2.0.
E-Laser Run is an original creation from UIPM that combines running and shooting in a fast-paced and dynamic race including two rounds of laser pistol shooting.
The evolution of the new version is based on feedback gathered from the gaming community and includes a general game play enhancement.
UIPM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) designed to stimulate the development of UIPM Sports across Africa.
The agreement was signed by UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann and his ANOCA counterpart, Mustapha Berraf, in front of Secretary General Ahmed Abu Elgasim and 54 ANOCA member nations during its General Assembly in Seoul (KOR).
One of Modern Pentathlon’s most decorated and most respected athletes has written an extensive statement in support of UIPM’s New Pentathlon Discipline process.
Elodie Clouvel of France, the Rio 2016 silver medallist and current world No.3 who won gold at the UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup Final, took time out of her preparations for a home Olympics in Paris in 2024 to talk to media about the future direction of the sport.
In her personal statement, she wrote:
- Obstacle Discipline receives ringing endorsement at end of historic testing phase
- Olympic medallists join UIPM leaders in Monaco to urge unity of purpose
- UIPM Congress poised to decide next steps on journey back to Los Angeles 2028
The pioneers of Obstacle Discipline, which promises to transform the Modern Pentathlon after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, have given the concept a ringing endorsement.
- Almost 650 athletes from 31 countries gather in Machico (POR)
- Island venue to be a hive of competition and community for all ages
- Pentathlon stars Arceo (MEX) and Serapinaite (LTU) among athletes to watch
The global UIPM Sports community has descended on the 'Atlantic Pearl’ of Madeira as almost 650 athletes from 31 countries prepare to compete in the highly anticipated UIPM 2022 Biathle-Triathle World Championships.