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Peace and Sport named as Corporate Games 2012 official charity partner

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By Sara EvansOctober 28 – The organisers of the Abu Dhabi Corporate Games 2012 have announced their chosen charity partner is Peace and Sport, an organisation devoted to using sport as a means of promoting peace in countries suffering from war, poverty and conflict.

of the Abu Dhabi Corporate Games 2012 Founder and President of Peace and Sport, Joël Bouzou, also a pentathlon


Olympic modern pentathlon medallist Murray tackles piano challenge for Children in Need

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomOctober 27 - Samantha Murray, Britain's Olympic silver medal winning modern pentathlete, will swap her epee and laser pistol for an evening dress and piano to perform at a charity concert live on BBC Radio 3 on Monday night (October 29).

a fantastic opportunity and I'm really looking forward to Monday night," said Murray, whose modern pentathlon


Farah and Ennis are record-breaking BAWA Athletes of the Year

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomOctober 26 - British Olympic champions Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis were named Athletes of the Year by the British Athletics Writers' Association (BAWA) at the organisation's 50th annual awards event today.

the Cliff Temple Award for Female Athlete of the Year, which she has held since 2009Ennis also won a pentathlon


My Favourite Pin Story - Claire Thorn

  • My Favourite Pin Story

20I was a Games Maker on the modern pentathlon team.

When we got back to the Village I was handed a Ukrainian Olympic modern pentathlon pin badge.


Schormann re-elected as UIPM President for sixth time

  • Modern Pentathlon

Mike RowbottomOctober 21 – Dr h c Klaus Schormann of Germany pledged his determination to keep modern pentathlon

after he was re-elected unopposed for a sixth consecutive term as President of the International Modern Pentathlon

International Olympic Committee) Executive Board member Juan Antonio Samaranch of Spain; Asian Modern Pentathlon

Pan American Sports Confederations Association) President Ivar Sisniega of Mexico; and Russian Modern Pentathlon


Ennis beats Farah to title of British Olympic Athlete of the Year

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomOctober 19 - Jessica Ennis has been voted British Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2012 by athletics fans across the country, narrowly beating fellow Briton Mo Farah to the honour.

Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) Athlete of the Year award.After winning silver in the pentathlon


Modern pentathlon looks to Rio 2016 as Buenos Aires UIPM conference looms

  • Modern Pentathlon

of discussion when the 64th Congress of the sport's world governing body, the International Modern Pentathlon

congress will also act as a celebration of the highly successful 2012 London Olympic Games, which modern pentathlon

received a record amount of media attention and attendance at the 100 years of modern pentathlon being


Russia hopes to boost modern pentathlon performance with new coach Moiseyev

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomOctober 12 - Russia has appointed its double Olympic modern pentathlon champion Andrey

had the best men's team in the sport and failed," said Vyacheslav Aminov, President of the Russian Pentathlon

Marosi of Hungary.World number one Aleksander Lesun finished fourth in the London 2012 Olympic modern pentathlon

Prince Albert of Monaco is Honorary President of the International Federation for Modern Pentathlon (

we hope the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will approve it soon and in Rio there will be more pentathlon


Britons Ennis and Farah named European Athletes of the Year

  • Athletics

By Mike RowbottomOctober 5 - Britain's Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has been voted winner of the 2012 Women's European Athlete of the Year Award – five years after picking up the inaugural European Athletics Rising Star Award.

given notice that she was in great shape when she took second place in the World Indoor Championships pentathlon


Construction begins on Toronto 2015 Aquatics Centre and Field House

  • Toronto 2015

By Tom DegunOctober 2 - Construction has begun on the Aquatics Centre and Field House for the Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games in what is the largest venue construction project for the event.

Aquatics Centre set to host diving, swimming, synchronised swimming and the swimming in the modern pentathlon


Venues may be temporary but London 2012 sustainability legacy is permanent

  • Sustainability

By Lauren MatteraBeach volleyball has quickly established itself as one of the most popular sports featured in an Olympic Games. But with sunshine and sand a little unfamiliar to we Britons, providing a top-class venue for the players and vast army of fans at London 2012 exerted its own pressure on organisers.

Greenwich Arena, most popularly known as the O2 arena; and Greenwich Park, home to equestrian and modern pentathlon


Brazil to invest extra $500 million as they aim for top ten at Rio 2016

  • Rio 2016

By Duncan MackaySeptember 14 - Brazil's athletes are to receive an additional $500 million (£308 million/€382 million) to help them prepare for Rio 2016, where they will be aiming for a place among the top ten in the medals table at the Olympics and top five at the Paralympics.

, BMX cycling, women's football, artistic gymnastics, equestrian, judo, wrestling, swimming, modern pentathlon


The History of Parasport

  • Paralympics History

parasport events at the Games were: Table Tennis (singles and doubles), Archery, Dart Archery and the Pentathlon



Exclusive: Sports bidding for 2020 berth set for IOC evaluation

  • Other

By Tom DegunAugust 23 - The sports bidding for a spot on the programme at the 2020 Olympic Games are all set to face a key inspection before the end of the year after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named the Evaluation Events that they will attend for each discipline.

set to remove at least one discipline currently on the sports programme.Before London 2012, modern pentathlon