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The Olympic Family welcomes the President of Modern Pentathlon

  • Modern Pentathlon

The Olympic family attended a reception in Paris for the President of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon

honoured the UIPM President with various speeches in the French capital.The Coubertin family and modern pentathlon

office.The UIPM President has been in office since 1993 and has made a significant contribution to modern pentathlon

31 years of service as President of the UIPM and four years as Vice President of both sports, Modern Pentathlon

We must not forget that pentathlon and biathlon have been together under the UIPMB for 40 years and we

Follow #ModernPentathlon in Versailles from August 8-11 🤩🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/4cNmMcEkeD— UIPM - World Pentathlon


Torch Relay Stage 67: Magic in Seine-Saint-Denis

  • Paris 2024

The day before the official opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch Relay visited Seine-Saint-Denis. The area, which will host Olympic and Paralympic events, saw more than 200 torchbearers from Noisy-le-Grand to Parc Georges Valbon, including celebrities such as Thuram and Ourahmoune.

para-athletics and rugby sevens), the Le Bourget climbing wall, the Arena Paris Nord (boxing, modern pentathlon


Gymnast Oleg Verniaiev on raising awareness for Ukraine

  • Gymnastics

Oleg Verniaiev asserts, "When people tell me 'sport is not politics', no, I'm sorry, I don't agree." For him, the Olympics are more than a sporting event, they serve as a global platform to raise awareness about the ongoing war in his home country, Ukraine.

bench): 6Fencing: 6Swimming: 5Judo: 5Cycling (highway + mountain bike): 4Boxing: 3Breaking: 3Modern pentathlon


Charlotte Dujardin withdraws from Games over alleged horse abuse

  • Equestrian

She is expected to be replaced in the team by Becky Moody, who currently holds 12 international wins, more than 30 national titles, her UKCC Level 3, is on the BD Training Committee and a Young Horse judge.

against mistreatment of animals in recent years.During the delayed Tokyo Games in 2021, a German modern pentathlon


Torch Relay Stage 65: Thinking big in the Yvelines!

  • Paris 2024

The Yvelines region proudly hosted the Olympic Torch on Tuesday, 23 July, with festivities spanning from Rambouillet to Versailles. The event saw 175 torchbearers participating, creating a vibrant celebration throughout the area.

Versailles, a symbol of the Paris 2024 Games, is set to host equestrian events and components of the modern pentathlon


Torch Relay Stage 63: A great experience in the Val-de-Marne

  • Paris 2024

This particularly exciting week for the Olympic Torch Relay came to am end in the Val-de-Marne. In this region, which combines urban areas and natural sites, it was taken from Orly airport to Créteil, via Vincennes and Vitry-sur-Seine.

skating champion Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy, Clara Mallien (taekwondo), Ugo Fleurot and LĂ©o Bories (modern pentathlon


Torch Relay Stage 62: Seine-et-Marne leads the way

  • Paris 2024

The Olympic Torch Relay brought the magic of Seine-et-Marne to the world. From Fontainebleau to Meaux, it showed the incredible diversity of this incomparable département, a true Olympic heartland on the doorstep of Paris.

2024After Font-Romeu on 15 May, Fontainebleau hosted the second team relay organised by the French Modern Pentathlon

have ridden, fought with a sword, shot with a rifle, swum and run, thus giving birth to the modern pentathlon

Among them were Gauthier Jedrzejewski, who has been a member of the Noyon Modern Pentathlon for 10 years

, and JĂ©rĂ´me Jolly, president of the CSA-CNSD Fontainebleau Modern Pentathlon Club.

Also present were Aline Penas, a member of the Rambouillet Sports Pentathlon Moderne organisation and


Bath student swimming trio thrilled to qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

Three international swimmers who have successfully combined training and studying at the University of Bath are celebrating after qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

He also coaches the Pentathlon GB squad, including Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Joe Choong and Kate French


Ukraine sends 140 athletes to the Olympic Games, a historic low

  • Home

The figure marks a negative record: Ukraine will be represented at the Paris Olympic Games by a total of 140 athletes. This is the lowest number of athletes the country has presented in its history at the Olympics and in international sporting competitions.

bench): 6Fencing: 6Swimming: 5Judo: 5Cycling (highway + mountain bike): 4Boxing: 3Breaking: 3Modern pentathlon


592 members for Team USA in Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has named the 592-member Team USA 2024 for the upcoming Olympic Games, with the Opening Ceremony scheduled for Friday 26 July in Paris. To date, 138 Para athletes have qualified for the Paralympics, which begin on 28 August.

, men's and women's indoor volleyball, diving, fencing, women's field hockey, women's rugby, modern pentathlon


Can Mexico live up to its high expectations on a limited budget?

  • Paris 2024

The Mexican government's austerity measures, which have almost quadrupled the budget cuts originally planned, could jeopardise the efforts of its athletes at Paris 2024. Despite this, the authorities remain optimistic about winning medals.

Daniel Aceves, Mexico could also win medals in other disciplines such as boxing, triathlon, modern pentathlon


Paris 2024: The landmark venues hosting Olympic events

  • Paris 2024

Paris 2024 will bring the Olympic Games to life through a collection of the city’s most iconic locations. These venues, steeped in history and surrounded by breathtaking views, will set the scene for a series of spectacular sporting events.

The royal park will serve as the setting for cross-country and pentathlon competitions.Originally a hunting


ASOIF recognises FIH's transparency and good governance

  • Summer Olympics

ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) has recognised the International Hockey Federation (FIH) transparency and good governance practices, its efforts to consistently deliver and live the Olympic Values and its sustainability efforts, as confirmed by the promotion of the FIH to the higher tier of International Federations in its fifth Governance Review.

Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), InternationalWeightlifting Federation (IWF), Union Internationale de Pentathlon


Global Athlete's open letter to WADA on Chinese swimmers' case

  • Olympics

In light of the ongoing scandal involving 23 Chinese swimmers being allowed to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Games even after testing positive for trimetazidine, Global Athlete has sent out an open letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency stating their mistrust in the organisation and requesting transparency on the investigations taken on the swimmers’ case and actions to be taken going forward to ensure a fair playing field for all athletes. 

., Athletics Association, Pentathlon United, Global Athlete and BSSF, go on to formally request the testing