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Pentathlon GB begin advertising for new chief executive

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomDecember 23 - Pentathlon GB is seeking a new chief executive to take over from

the ability to delegate and to work closely with a Board.The successful candidate will work from the Pentathlon

in the space of just over a decade before stepping down after the 2008 Olympics, was brought in by Pentathlon

a role with the London 2012 organisation with responsibility for organising the next Olympic modern pentathlon

beyond across the whole range of the sport's interests, from grassroots to podium success," says the Pentathlon

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesNovember 2010: Exclusive - Peter's the new King of British modern pentathlon


Daley gets a taste for London 2012 high life

  • London 2012

December 22 - World diving champion Tom Daley has stepped out for the first time on one of the dive boards where he hopes to go for gold at the London 2012 Olympics.

will be where the swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and the swimming discipline of the Modern Pentathlon


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Hockey Union Welsh Hockey Union JUDO International Judo Federation British Judo Association MODERN PENTATHLON

Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne Modern Pentathlon Association of Great Britain ROWING


Scholarship funding boosts GB Olympic hopefuls' London 2012 chances

  • London 2012

December 4 - Grants of £1,000 ($1,600) have been given to four British Olympic hopefuls to help them train and prepare for the London 2012 Games.

Hunt-Davis, a former rower who won a gold medal at Sydney in 2000, Georgina Harland, the 2004 Athens modern pentathlon



Ennis and Farah crowned writers' athletes of the year

  • Athletics

December 2 – The golden pair of British athletics, Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah, have been named the British Athletics Writers' Association's athletes of the year.

won in 2006, had to tough it out with Dai Greene to claim the honour this time around.Ennis won the pentathlon


Drivers Jonas Deloitte to manage temporary London 2012 venues

  • Sponsor News

November 26 - A temporary cluster of venues for the London 2012 Olympics will be project managed by Drivers Jonas Deloitte, it has been announced.

Greenwich Park, which will host equestrian events and modern pentathlon, Horse Guards Parade, beach


Exclusive: Peter's the new King of British modern pentathlon

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomNovember 18 - Pentathlon GB today named Peter King (pictured) - who guided British Cycling

Hart, who left Pentathlon GB earlier this month after eight years in which he saw them stage numerous

World Cups as well as last year's World Championships, is set to take over the position of modern pentathlon

Cycling England.In 2009 he was honoured with a CBE for services to cycling.Anthony Temple, chairman of Pentathlon

During Hart's eight-year spell at Pentathlon GB he helped raise significant funds for the sport which

GB became one of the leading organisers of major events in the pentathlon world.Contact the writer of


Exclusive: Bartu hits out at London 2012 laser gun confusion

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomNovember 11 - Jan Bartu, Performance Director for Pentathlon GB, has called for urgent

the London 2012 Olympics - a reverse of an earlier announcement from the UIPM (Union International de Pentathlon

the Congress, the Member Federations supported the Laser Shooting technology as the future of Modern Pentathlon

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesNovember 2010: Modern pentathlon

drops laser gun plan for London 2012August 2010: Laser guns to be used in modern pentathlon at London

2012September 2009: Mike Rowbottom - Modern Pentathlon has shot itself in the foot with rule changeAugust

2009: Changes will make Modern Pentathlon better claims President


Modern pentathlon drops laser gun plan for London 2012

  • Modern Pentathlon

Writer of the YearNovember 7 - A controversial plan to replace air pistols with laser guns in the modern pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) voted against the proposal which would have cut costs

it was praised by athletes.It would also have reduced the cost of staging shooting at major modern pentathlon

at [email protected] storiesAugust 2010: Laser guns to be used in modern pentathlon

at London 2012September 2009: Mike Rowbottom - Modern Pentathlon has shot itself in the foot with rule

changeAugust 2009: Changes will make Modern Pentathlon better claims President


Race for 2018 Olympics enters new lap as bid cities present cases

  • Pyeongchang 2018

By Duncan Mackay in Acapulco British Sports Internet Writer of the Year October 21 - The race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is set to enter an important new phase today when the three bidders - Annecy, Munich and Pyeongchang - present their cases to an international audience here for the first time. 

here, including from Horacio De La Vega (pictured right), who represented Mexico in modern pentathlon


Biathle aims to bring hope to war-torn province of the DRC

  • Modern Pentathlon

Championship for Peace has been held to mark the official opening of the Congolese Federation of Modern Pentathlon

After the event, the newly-created Congolese Federation of Modern Pentathlon, along with Peace and Sport

Created in 1999 by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM), Biathle is a new discipline

consisting of two of the base events of Modern Pentathlon: running and swimming which is used to nurture

President and founder of Peace and Sport, Joel Bouzou - himself a former world champion in Modern Pentathlon



Medway Park to host European Modern Pentathlon Championships

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike Rowbottom September 9 - Medway Park, which successfully staged a Modern Pentathlon World Cup

Pentathlon GB chief executive Peter Hart added: "We are delighted to be bringing the European Championships

" Jan Bartu, Pentathlon GB’s Performance Director, said: "Pentathlon GB have achieved

an unprecedented success in Modern Pentathlon at the last three Olympic Games.

April 2010: Marosi wins Medway World Cup in thrilling finish April 2010: Medway Park welcomes modern pentathlon