Modern Pentathlon

Britain's 65th and final medal of London 2012 won by modern pentathlon's Murray

By Tom Degun

August 12 - Britain's Samantha Murray claimed a silver in the modern pentathlon, the final event of the London 2012 Olympics, to give Team GB their 65th and final medal of the Games.

Svoboda rushes to modern pentathlon gold as Russian stars flatter to deceive

By Mike Rowbottom

August 11 - David Svoboda won the first Olympic modern pentathlon title for the Czech Republic in what was the sport's 100th anniversary in the Games after a competition where Russia failed to win a medal for the first time since 1984.

French Modern Pentathlon Federation responsible for Berrou's London 2012 "false hope", insists UIPM

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

August 8 - The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has expressed regret over the confusion surrounding the non-qualification for the London 2012 Olympics of France's Jean-Maxence Berrou.

CAS turns down Berrou for London 2012 following "translation error"

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

August 6 - Jean-Maxence Berrou, has failed in a late appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to join the London 2012 Olympic field this Saturday (August 12) – although the CAS panel "regretted" that the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) "gave false hopes" to the French athlete through qualification criteria which contained an error in translation.

US names three London 2012 modern pentathletes

By Mike Rowbottom

July 21 - Modern pentathlete Margaux Isaksen, who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, has been selected by the United States for the London Games.

Japan name first woman modern pentathlete for London 2012

By Lauren Mattera

July 16 - Japan's Modern Pentathlon Association has named earthquake survivor Narumi Kurosu as one of its first ever women athletes to compete in the event at London 2012.

Modern pentathlon celebrates 100 years with special London 2012 video

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

July 12 - With less than a month to go until the modern pentathlon event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has released its London 2012 promotional video.

Italy's De Luca sprints away with Modern Pentathlon European gold

By Mike Rowbottom

July 7 - Riccardo De Luca laid down a strong Olympic marker in the last big modern pentathlon event before the London Games get underway as he made up a 10 seconds deficit in the final run/shoot to outpace two Hungarian rivals and earn the European title in the steamy heat of Sofia, Bulgaria.

Lithuania's Asadauskaite wins 2012 European modern pentathlon crown

By Mike Rowbottom

July 6 - Lithuania's Laura Asadauskaite (pictured left) produced the ideal warm-up for the London Olympics as she won the European Modern Pentathlon title in Sofia, Bulgaria – but the world number one denied she was a favourite to take gold at the Games.

Last round of Olympic selections for modern pentathletes leaves six women chasing three places

By Mike Rowbottom

June 17 - Seven male and six female modern pentathletes have been added to the London 2012 after the second round of Olympic qualification announced by the sport's international body, the UIPM.

Silver for Britain's French behind Kovacs at modern pentathlon Euro Junior Championships

By Mike Rowbottom

June 11 - Britain's Kate French took silver at the Modern Pentathlon European Junior Championships in Hungary when she finished 25 seconds behind the host nation's Sarolta Kovacs, the reigning world junior champion.

Fab four named as Team GB's London 2012 modern pentathletes

By Tom Degun at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich

June 8 - Four of Britain's top modern pentathlon stars have booked their spots at the London 2012 Olympics after the British Olympic Association (BOA) announced here that Mhairi Spence, Samantha Murray, Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale have all been officially selected to represent Team GB at the Games.

Chloe Esposito follows in father's footsteps with Olympic selection for London 2012

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom

June 7 - Chloe Esposito, selected along with Ed Fernon for Australia's 2012 Olympic modern pentathlon team, will be following in her father's footsteps when she competes in London this summer.

Bittersweet silver for Fell as Adauskaite takes modern pentathlon World Cup

By Mike Rowbottom

May 26 - Laura Asadauskaite (pictured) of Lithuania established herself as the new modern pentathlon world number one as she won gold in the World Cup Final in Chengdu, China, finishing just ahead of Britain's Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell.

Third-time-lucky Lesun finally lands modern pentathlon world crown

By Mike Rowbottom

May 13 - Russia's Aleksander Lesun ended his silver streak at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships by striking gold in Rome ahead of compatriot Andrey Moiseev, the Olympic double gold medallist and defending champion.

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