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Union Internationale 02 de Pentathlon Moderne 03 Union Internationale 04 de Pentathlon Moderne 05 A Century and Counting 1912 2013 UIPM proposes a revolutionary 2015 1984 new concept for Modern Pentathlon the sport which becomes an 1992 would see all five Olympic sport at events staged in the 5th Olympiad the same stadium. The first UIPM in Stockholm (SWE) The Olympic On February 13, in Laser-Run World with the five sports Modern Pentathlon 2009 Lausanne, the IOC Championships spread across five 1948 is compressed The Barcelona 1994 announces that are held in days. This format into four days, Olympics changes Shooting Modern Pentathlon Perpignan (FRA). continues until the with shooting the format to finish undergoes a has retained its The simple new event is reduced to 1968 taking place five with the equestrian major change at 1997 place as one of concept of four days in 1984 hours before event, an order not the UIPM World At the World The Combined the 25 core sports run/shoot as a and then to one day the final running seen at the Games Championships Championships, Event of of the Olympic standalone sport in 1996. Sweden are On August 3, 1948 in event. The starting since 1928. The in Sheffield new distances shooting and 2011 programme allows cities to the dominant force Sandhurst, England, positions in the result is dramatic, (GBR), where are established running is The UIPM World until 2020. The host UIPM events in the early years UIPM is formed run are decided by with Eduard the weapons for both genders: introduced - Cup becomes Combined Event as well as rural until Hungary take by the nations Cross Country handicap according Zenovka (Soviet change and 25m 200m swimming competitors run the first senior adopts a new and stadium over in the 1960s. participating in the Riding, which varied to performances Union) losing his moving targets and 3000m three 1000m international format of 4 x 800m venues, and it Worldwide growth London Olympic in length from in the first four lead to Arkadiusz are replaced by running. Previously laps and must competition to laps, with athletes offers a new in recent decades Games. They elect 2500m to 5000m, events. For the Skrzypaszek (POL) 10m stationary women had hit the centre embrace laser required to hit route into the has led to global Gustaf Dyrssen is replaced by show first time, the first due to a penalty for targets. Dmitry competed over of a target five pistols, and the centre of the sport for athletes representation (SWE) as the first jumping initially competitor across not using his riding Svatkovsky (RUS) 200m and 2000m times before once again the target five times in from developing on the Olympic President and form with a course the finish line is the cap, resulting from becomes world and men 300m beginning the improvement is 50 seconds before nations podium. an Executive Board. length of 1000m. champion. an Italian protest. champion. and 4000m. next lap. well received. beginning each lap. worldwide. 1936 1956 1977 1989 1993 1996 2000 2010 2012 2014 Charles Leonard A new scoring UIPM organizes the The Men’s World On July 1 in The one- The Olympic Games Laser pistol Modern The Fencing (USA) becomes system is first international Championships London, Dr h.c. day format is begins the new shooting is piloted Pentathlon Bonus Round the first Modern introduced, women Modern introduces a relay Klaus Schormann introduced at the millennium with the at the 1st Youth celebrates its is approved at Pentathlete at the whereby a points Pentathlon event, adopted (GER) becomes Olympic Games inclusion of women Olympic Games centenary as an UIPM Congress Olympic Games total is allocated to competitions, in two years later UIPM President, in Atlanta (USA), in Sydney (AUS) to in Singapore and Olympic sport. The new format to achieve a each performance a format similar also at the a position he concluding great acclaim. Steph the Mixed Relay UIPM President Dr offers all athletes perfect shooting and the overall to the modern- Women’s World holds to this with running, Cook (GBR) is the is added to the Klaus Schormann the chance to score of 200. scores are day World Cup. Championships. day. The UIPM and proves very historic first gold 50th UIPM World states: “UIPM is win bonus points aggregated to The first UIPM Women’s World successful. The medallist. Championships in proud and happy to top up their determine finishing Women’s World Championships team event is Chengdu (CHN) that we could score, and all positions. Championships ceases to exist discontinued. and the Youth finish our process the action takes takes place in and the first Olympic Games in of modernising place on a show London in 1981. unified World Singapore. our sport in the piste. UIPM joins Championships year 2012, which the international takes place in was our 100- Paralympic family Darmstadt (GER). year anniversary and the university of being in the sports family Olympic Games.” by becoming affiliated to the IPC and FISU respectively. Union Internationale 06 de Pentathlon Moderne 07 Running Swimming Biathle is a sub-sport of Modern Pentathlon invented to create opportunities to train for the running and swimming elements of the sport in race conditions. It is a world class sport that originated from a Sport for All initiative. The legs are raced with continuous transitions. The total race length for elite athletes is 200m swim and 3.2km run. Running UIPM Sports Swimming World Schools Biathlon is a fun and simple way to organize events that help National Federations increase their membership numbers, identify talent and recruit the right type of athletes for international events. As well as Modern Pentathlon, the traditional form of the sport which incorporates all five disciplines, the UIPM sanctions five other formats – Tetrathlon (four disciplines), Triathle The event consists of two separate disciplines, swimming and running. The swimming discipline takes place in a 25m (three disciplines), and three others involving two disciplines in the form of Biathle, World or 50m pool and is followed by the running discipline, which involves a pack start, preferably on a standardised track although it can also be carried out on a flat surface if extra care is taken so that the distances are correct. Schools Biathlon and Laser-Run. The age categories, ranging from under-9 to under-19, involve distances that rise from a 50m swim and a 400m run to a 200m swim and a 1600m run. This is a great opportunity to give thousands of youngsters an experience of UIPM modern pentathlon with a scoring Swimming system that balances performances in the two different sports. Running Shooting Fencing Tetrathlon is the last step before the full modern pentathlon event. Competitions feature swimming, running, shooting, and fencing, with all four taking place on the same day. This format is used at the Youth Olympic Games and World University Championships, for both genders. In addition, a Mixed Relay competition (1 woman, 1 man) is held. Running Shooting Laser-Run is the latest original creation of UIPM, using a format of the combined shooting and running event which is designed to allow more athletes an entry point into the most demanding of Olympic sports. Shooting Swimming Laser-Run was launched in 2015 with its own World Championships. Athletes of all ages from eight to 80 can Running participate and the event can be staged on beaches, in cities and in the countryside. Laser-Run combines running and shooting in fast-paced and dynamic races including, for elite athletes, four rounds Triathle is a new development initiative from UIPM in which athletes compete in a shoot-swim-run format. of laser pistol shooting from 10m and four running laps of 800m. At each shooting range athletes need to hit the target five times before beginning the next lap. The total number of hits is 20 and total running distance is 3,200m. Triathle events are staged at both international and national level, with the highest echelon being the UIPM World Tour and UIPM World Championships, and there are two formats: UIPM Beach Triathle and UIPM Street Triathle. Ath- letes ranging from under 11 to over 60 participate in this innovative event which is carried out over a series of laps, the number determined by the age group. The youngest athletes face an aggregate swim of 50m, a total run of 400m and 10 shots from a distance of three metres, while the seniors (aged 22 and over) swim a total of 200m, run 3.2km and are required to make 20 shots from 10m. Union Internationale 08 de Pentathlon Moderne 09 Vision of the Future Taking Shape The Pentathlon Stadium Five sports held in See all five Modern A great live spectator 1 5 5 1 one stadium... Pentathlon sports in and television Venue Disciplines Hours Ticket Watch all the action and five hours experience drama from one seat Union Internationale 10 de Pentathlon Moderne 11 President’s Welcome Message For the 24th time since Stockholm 1912, Many changes have taken place over the years to make the sport more television-friendly and more comprehensible. the legacy of Pierre de Coubertin will be After London 2012 a big step in the sport’s presentation was established. In the past, Fencing consisted only of the “Round Robin“ where every athlete had to fence against each other. celebrated at the Olympic Games, here As a new attraction for media and spectators the Bonus Round was introduced to follow the Ranking Round, taking in Rio de Janeiro. Modern Pentathlon is place on a special piste in front of the main tribune.