Modern Pentathlon



Schormann re-elected as UIPM President for sixth time

By Mike Rowbottom

Resized UIPM_logo_Oct_21October 21 – Dr h c Klaus Schormann of Germany pledged his determination to keep modern pentathlon in the Olympic Movement after he was re-elected unopposed for a sixth consecutive term as President of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM).






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

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

Jean-Maxence Berrou_06-08-12August 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.




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

By Mike Rowbottom

De Luca_July_8_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.