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Patrick Burke: Modern pentathlon has biggest obstacles to clear to salvage Olympic status

  • Inside the Blogs

There is a considerable sense of irony about obstacle being chosen by the International Modern Pentathlon

, and characterised his leadership as dictatorial, something he has vigorously rejected,The Pentathlon

They're saving the Union, but they're not protecting pentathlon," is how Britain's Sydney 2000 Olympic

He warned at the Congress that modern pentathlon had "zero chance of continuing in the Games" if it did

It was a very successful Games for pentathlon, the horses were magnificent, they were well cared for,

Will the governing body be able to convince it that it is a reliable custodian of modern pentathlon,


Five new sports recognised by UAE NOC

  • OCA

Five new sports have received recognition from the United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee (UAE NOC).

Governing bodies for badminton, squash, triathlon, modern pentathlon and Muay Thai/kickboxing have all


UIPM release brochure explaining obstacle racing as set sights on Los Angeles 2028

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) have released a brochure named "Get Started with the

new Modern Pentathlon" as athletes prepare for the journey towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

the UIPM statutes and UIPM competition rules and regulations, as the organisation looks to get modern pentathlon

back on to the Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028.Modern pentathlon has been dropped from the initial

attacked horse Saint Boy when it refused to jump for Annika Schleu during the women's competition.Modern pentathlon

What a challenge for the future - the new modern pentathlon with obstacle creates an incredible opportunity

the International Olympic Committee we are committed to an ongoing process of innovation in modern pentathlon


Finland join countries refusing to host fencing tournament after Russia reinstated

  • Fencing

Finland has cancelled an International Fencing Federation (FIE) tournament in Turku due to the decision of the world governing body to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete.

The Finnish Fencing and Pentathlon Federation (SM5L) announced that the Kupittaa Tournament, an FIE satellite

competition at which the FIE Extraordinary Congress' ruling comes into force.The Finnish Fencing and Pentathlon

Nordic competition with Norway and Sweden to replace the FIE event it has cancelled ©Finnish Fencing and Pentathlon


European Athletics donates €20,000 to Turkish earthquake fund

  • Athletics

European Athletics has announced it will donate €20,000 (£17,700/$21,600) to the Government of Turkey's Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) to support the country's earthquake victims.

victory by Danışmaz in a national record, the event also produced what has been called the greatest pentathlon


Dan Palmer: Bahrain proves that strong man events are not just for Christmas

  • Inside the Blogs

Whisper the name Magnús Ver Magnússon to British people of a certain age and it might cause them to think about Christmas.

It immediately sounds ridiculous, but modern pentathlon is about to introduce a Ninja Warrior style obstacle

inevitably be nervous, but Bahrain has proven that there is an appetite for these events, so is a strength pentathlon


Namibian shooter appointed new chair of ANOCA Athletes' Commission

  • ANOCA

Namibia’s Commonwealth Games shooting bronze medallist Gaby Ahrens has become the first elected chairperson of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Athletes' Commission.

vice-chairperson on a Commission which also includes Egypt’s Aya Medany, a silver medallist at the 2008 Modern Pentathlon


AOC stands by Chiller despite FIG sanction for "judging irregularities"

  • Gymnastics

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has given its support to Executive member Kitty Chiller despite being sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for her role in "judging irregularities" at a qualification event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

since 2013 and was re-elected in April last year.She represented Australia at Sydney 2000 in modern pentathlon


Venčkauskaitė and Puronas come from behind for Pentathlon World Cup glory

  • Modern Pentathlon

Gintarė Venčkauskaitė and Titas Puronas took mixed relay gold in the Pentathlon World Cup as the competition

The mixed relay is always a very special highlight way to end a World Cup," said International Modern Pentathlon

Union (UIPM) President Klaus Schormann.View this post on InstagramA post shared by World Pentathlon


Coaches help weightlifting take another step towards its goal of Olympic redemption

  • The Big Read

A group of 76 people with, at a conservative estimate, well over 2,000 years of experience in weightlifting gathered in Sweden this weekend to help their sport take another step "in a new direction".

to regain its place on the Olympic Games programme.When weightlifting, along with boxing and modern pentathlon


Gulyas and Elgendy rally for individual wins at Pentathlon World Cup

  • Modern Pentathlon

Gulyas and Egyptian Ahmed Elgendy both produced stunning comebacks to take individual victories at the Pentathlon

Final at #WorldCup Cairo encouraged by the local crowd 😍 pic.twitter.com/a85AgIp3c8— UIPM - World Pentathlon

The Pentathlon World Cup is scheduled to conclude tomorrow with the mixed relay event.