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Philip Barker: How the Olympic oath and motto will look different at Tokyo 2020

  • Inside the Blogs

One of the most important and symbolic parts of the Olympic Opening Ceremony looks set to change in Tokyo, and for that matter, the look of the Games might also need a late makeover if International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach gets his wish.

considerably over the years ©Getty ImagesAt the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, American star athlete Jim Thorpe won pentathlon


Shiny Fang’s contract as UIPM secretary general extended to 2025

  • Modern Pentathlon

Shiny Fang has had her contract as secretary general of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM

continue to manage the UIPM administration throughout the Paris 2024 Olympic Games cycle, where modern pentathlon

appearance at Paris 2024.Fang joined the UIPM in 2008 and after being deputy competition manager of modern pentathlon


New modern pentathlon format for Paris 2024 gets thumbs up at final test event

  • Modern Pentathlon

The winners of the third and final Paris 2024 Olympic Modern Pentathlon test event have endorsed the

disciplines in the space of 90 minutes at Paris 2024,” a UIPM release said.The modern pentathlon format

World Cup and Pentathlon World Championships medallist men’s winner Pierre Dejardin of France, said:

Asked if viewers might find the new modern pentathlon easier to follow and understand, Dejardin added

: "Yes, definitely, because you can follow the whole pentathlon from beginning to end in only 90 minutes

UIPM President Klaus Schormann added: "The third test event for the future Modern Pentathlon format has



Final test event held for proposed modern pentathlon format for Paris 2024

  • Modern Pentathlon

A contentious 90-minute modern pentathlon format proposed for the Paris 2024 Olympics is being examined

the Hungarian capital on Thursday (April 22) and is due to conclude today as the International Modern Pentathlon

In these days in Budapest we will have a further opportunity to see the new modern pentathlon format

They will have the chance to experience this innovative new vision for modern pentathlon, and we are

https://t.co/meRgaHUinD pic.twitter.com/ssXo5BET5V— UIPM - World Pentathlon (@WorldPentathlon) April

We just had two successful Pentathlon World Cups in Sofia and we are now with a group of athletes in


World Athletics Combined Events Challenge to feature young heptathlon prospects

  • Athletics

Some of the best young women's heptathlon athletes are set to compete in Lana in Italy at the 34th edition of the Multistars World Athletics Combined Events Challenge meeting, tomorrow and Sunday (April 25).

Games champion, Mills is starting to show the form of those before her, recently finishing fifth in the pentathlon


Derek Boosey: World Athletics should revive the school pentathlon

  • Inside the Blogs

In the 1960s and 1970s the US President's Council on Physical Fitness focused on rigorous fitness with less of an emphasis on general physical activity. 

Olympic decathlete whose funeral was on April 10 in Colorado, prepared a proposal called the National Pentathlon

later this year.I would like to suggest that World Athletics consider the Toomey/King designed National Pentathlon

 The five activities in the National Pentathlon Award are 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump and


UIPM report nine positive COVID-19 cases from Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Sofia

  • Modern Pentathlon

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has reported that nine people have tested positive for

#RoadtoTokyo pic.twitter.com/0xl2QwMID2— UIPM - World Pentathlon (@WorldPentathlon) April 20, 2021Previously

UIPM would also like to thank all members of the global modern pentathlon community who attended the

UIPM is now focusing its attention on the upcoming 2021 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final in Szekesfehervar

in Hungary from May 13 to 16.The 2021 Modern Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships will take


IPC appoints Wrenn as new Paralympic Games chief of delivery

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has appointed Colleen Wrenn in the newly-created role of chief Paralympic Games delivery officer. 

Championships in London in 2017, the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 2016 and the Modern Pentathlon



Gulyas causes upset with first UIPM World Cup victory

  • Modern Pentathlon

Hungary's Michelle Gulyas claimed her first International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup medal

It was a day of ups and downs but that's modern pentathlon, and I can't tell you how happy I am right