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Student athletes will become pioneers in Obstacle Laser Run when the 2nd FISU World University Championships Modern Pentathlon takes place in Kaunas (LTU) in 2024.
In July 2019, UIPM News first explored the remarkable story of Brian Douglas, a double amputee who at the age of 16 had already become an inspiration as he blazed a trail for the UIPM Para Sports movement.
Douglas competed in the USA Pentathlon National Championships at Under 19 level and also took part in the senior competition and 12 months later told us how his unique journey was developing. Three years on, we checked back in with the 19-year-old to catch up on where life and sports have taken him since…
You may have read this a few times lately, but the integration of Obstacle into Modern Pentathlon is a true game changer. With every week that passes, the feeling grows stronger that compelling opportunities lie ahead for young and new Modern Pentathlon countries.
UIPM Sports was presented in two continental multi-sport Games in September – the Mediterranean Beach Games and the Asian Games, with Triathle and Pentathlon respectively. Our flagship sport will be included in the Pan American Games in October as well.
Leading off: How the Olympic torch of Paris will keep the flame lit — for peace and much more
While the Northern Hemisphere has reached that part of the year where evenings close in quicker and light is in shorter supply, the light of the Olympic Games is not far away.
Under 10 months from now the Games will begin in Paris but sooner than that the Olympic flame will light up French skies — and it will be carried atop a stunning new Olympic torch.
In the second part of the Pentathlon Personalities series, a two-time world champion discusses the role of two-legged and four-legged friends in her success
Written by Joe Callaghan
04.09.2023: German Olympic Academy
UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann met the Director of the German Olympic Academy (DOA), Dr Gerald Fritz, in Darmstadt (GER).
MONACO: October 13, 2023 – The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) today received confirmation from the IOC Executive Board that it has recommended Modern Pentathlon for inclusion on the sport programme of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028.
The IOC EB’s recommendation will be voted on by the IOC Session in Mumbai on October 15-17.
- Historic multi-sport to feature new discipline for first time in Los Angeles (USA)
- Coubertin’s invention enters new chapter as Obstacle era begins
- IOC Session votes in favour of IOC Executive Board recommendation
It’s official: Modern Pentathlon will feature on the programme of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games following an endorsement by the 141st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
- Double gold and silver for prolific Mexican team in Santiago (CHI)
- Bronze medallists Hernandez (EAI) and Torres (ECU) celebrate Paris 2024 boost
- Olympic joy shared by USA, Brazil, Cuba and Argentina athletes
Mayan Oliver and Emiliano Hernandez of Mexico became Pan American Games champions on a day when 10 pentathletes from across the Americas won direct qualification quota places at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
- Athletes from 16 Asian countries join global gathering in Bali (INA)
- Rising star Khalil (EGY) and Lithuania Olympians among athletes to watch
- Four days of live-streamed racing across Biathle and Triathle with Para categories
The multi-sports movement in Asia is thriving!