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- Senior athletes complete ‘triple crown’ in front of home crowd
- Success for Egypt, Philippines and South Africa along with neutral competitors
- Three-day Laser Run festival kickstarts UIPM’s flagship competition in Zhengzhou (CHN)
A three-day festival of Laser Run – the development beacon of the UIPM Sports movement – has lit the spark for an unforgettable UIPM 2024 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships.
Korea lived up to its reputation as the dominant Modern Pentathlon force in Asia by opening the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Championships with a memorable golden double.
The UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Championships continued today with 72 athletes taking part in the Women’s Individual Qualification.
With 36 places in the Semi-finals on offer, and many athletes still seeking points for their Olympic qualification goals, competition was fierce.
The UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Championships continued today with 79 athletes competing in three Men's Individual Qualification heats.
All three medallists from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Joseph Choong of Great Britain, Ahmed Elgendy of Egypt and Woongtae Jun of Korea - were among the successful qualifiers.
- 25 Fencing wins give Swedish athlete a 10-point advantage over Korea duo
- French (GBR) and Abdelmaksoud (EGY) lurking in chasing pack
- Semi-final success for Seong (KOR) and Erdos (HUN)
Marlena Jawaid of Sweden took a 10-point lead into the Women’s Final after an enthralling day of Semi-final action at the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Championships.
- Leader of UIPM administration backed to continue through LA28 cycle
- Competitions awarded to Bulgaria, Egypt, Hungary, Lithuania, South Africa and Türkiye
- Samuel Curry (GBR) wins global vote for election to UIPM Athletes Committee
The Executive Board (EB) of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has voted to extend the mandate of Shiny Fang as UIPM Secretary General until the end of 2028.
- Pentathlon World Cup Final winner Bohm (HUN) targets dream double
- Team-mates Szep (HUN) and Demeter (HUN) also in medal contention
- Chasing pack includes two-time champion Belaud (FRA) and Olympic medallist Jun (KOR)
Hungary will lead the medal charge in the Men’s Final at the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Championships with Csaba Bohm and Balazs Szep at the vanguard.
- Korean starlet, 21, holds off Guzi (HUN) during incredible sprint finish
- Hungarian hero, 23, breaks world record again as silver goes to Szep (HUN)
- Dominant nations also take bronze medals thanks to Erdos (HUN) and Jun (KOR)
Seungmin Seong of Korea and Csaba Bohm of Hungary savoured the joy of becoming individual world champions for the first time at the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Championships.
- Korean team tops medal table ahead of Hungary after rain-soaked finish
- Medals for Egypt (Ismail/Elgendy) and Lithuania (Adomaityte/Puronas)
- President Schormann congratulates China on high-class organisation
Korea confirmed its status as the dominant nation of the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Championships as Sunwoo Kim and Changwan Seo teamed up to win a thrilling Mixed Relay.
The northern Spanish city of Oviedo was the scene of a historic first when a ground-breaking new initiative for European para-athletes proved a huge success.
The inaugural European Invitational Para Laser Run, a training and time-trial event, offered para athletes from Spain and across the continent the opportunity to explore Para Pentathlon and in particular the fast-paced sport of Para Laser Run.