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Claim and counter-claim over reasons Russian 2016 Olympic modern pentathlon champion quit sport

  • Modern Pentathlon

Rio 2016 modern pentathlon gold medallist Alexander Lesun’s words following his decision to cut ties

Responding to Lesun, the President of the Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Russia Vyacheslav Aminov

Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Russia President Vyacheslav Aminov has claimed that Alexander Lesun

qualify for the European Championships last year ©Getty ImagesThe head coach of the Russian modern pentathlon


Exclusive: Modern pentathlon federations call for UIPM to ban Russian administrators

  • Modern Pentathlon

Six European nations have called for the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) to ban Russian

This was signed by Latvia Modern Pentathlon Federation President Janis Liepins, Lithuania Modern Pentathlon

Federation President Aistis Baronas, Estonia Modern Pentathlon Federation President Jaanus Pikani, Denmark

Modern Pentathlon Federation President Benny Elmann-Larsen, Sweden Modern Pentathlon Federation President

Bengt Jōnsson and Joonas Lyytinen, President of Finland Fencing and Pentathlon Federation.In the letter

We, the undersigned six National Modern Pentathlon Federation Presidents, request that at the next UIPM


Finland cancel Masters World Championships following UIPM difficulties

  • Modern Pentathlon

The Finnish Fencing and Pentathlon Federation (FFPF) has cancelled the 2022 Masters World Championships

, citing coordination issues within the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) as a contributing

A lot has changed in the world and also in the world of pentathlon over the last two years," read the

First COVID-19 pandemic, then major changes in pentathlon against the will of the athletes, and now a

signal of solidarity in times of war and believe that the UIPM should more carefully listen to the pentathlon

UIPM cited force majeure in its decision to remove riding as a modern pentathlon discipline without consultation


Walsh re-elected Paralympics Ireland Athletes' Commission chair

  • Paralympics

Catherine Walsh has been returned as chair of the Paralympics Ireland Athletes' Commission, with four new members elected.

triathlon competition at the Paralympics.Walsh won silver and bronze cycling medals at London 2012 and a pentathlon


LEN seeking to have aquatics added to European Games programme

  • European Games

The European Swimming League (LEN) and International Swimming Federation (FINA) are seeking to have aquatics disciplines added to the programme for the 2023 European Games.

3x3 basketball, canoe, freestyle BMX and mountain biking, fencing, judo, karate, kickboxing, modern pentathlon


UIPM receives 61 proposals and claims "significant progress" on new fifth discipline

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has revealed that it has received 61 proposals for a

the process, which has faced criticism over a perceived lack of transparency from the pressure group Pentathlon

Modern pentathlon is set to run under a new 90-minute format at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but Allenby

raised concerns over its implementation at the UIPM Pentathlon World Cup in Cairo."

#pentathlonunited #KO2022 @Olympics pic.twitter.com/zlxzNAYzqw— Pentathlon United (@PentUnited) March

A physical meeting of the Working Group is planned during the UIPM Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest at








First leg of UIPM World Cup to debut revamped format in Cairo

  • Modern Pentathlon

The first leg of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup is set to begin in Cairo

pic.twitter.com/NqPlypiA8A— UIPM - World Pentathlon (@WorldPentathlon) March 21, 2022The women’s semi-final

#Modernpentathlon season 2022 starts tomorrow... pic.twitter.com/radXBY4ZsO— UIPM - World Pentathlon

on-site audiences like the Olympic Games spectators who will become the first to see all five modern pentathlon


JJIF hoping "flexible" IOC could give ju-jitsu a spot at 2028 or 2032 Olympics

  • Ju-jitsu

Director general of the Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) Joachim Thumfart has said there are many challenges to get the sport on the Olympic programme, but recent developments in the sporting community could play to its advantage.

Established sports such as modern pentathlon, boxing and weightlifting have all been snubbed from the

initial programme for 2028, blamed partly on their respective scandals.The International Modern Pentathlon