JULY 2016

UIPM Newsletter

HIGHLIGHTS

• Olympic Games 2016 - p.2 • UIPM 2016 Youth A World Championships - p.3 • UIPM 2016 Masters World Championships - p.6 • News from around the Modern Pentathlon World - p.7 • Tournament & Training Camp Invitations - p.10 • Medical & Anti-Doping corner - p.10 • Inside UIPM: Monthly activities of President Dr Schormann - p.11 • New Balance World Rankings - p.13 • Calendar - p.14

Let the Games begin: Yane Marques makes history at Rio 2016 opening ceremony

YANE MARQUES, THE HOST COUNTRY FLAG BEARER, DURING THE RIO 2016 OYMPIC GAMES OPENING CEREMONY UIPM NEWSLETTER 2 JULY 2016

Olympic Games 2016 Modern Pentathlon plays its part in spectacular opening day in Rio

Yane Marques flies the flag for Brazil Competition Schedule and Modern Pentathlon THURSDAY 18 AUGUST 2016 (DAY 13)

UIPM enjoyed a memorable opening day 10-13h Women’s fencing ranking round of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - nearly two weeks before the Modern Pentathlon 14.30-17.30h Men’s fencing ranking round Youth Arena competition was due to start. FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2016 (DAY 14) - Women’s Final

As the Games opened in Rio, the sport 12.00h Women’s swimming created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the 14.00h Women’s fencing bonus round founder of the modern Olympics, played a big part in the proceedings. 15.30h Women’s riding 18.00h Women’s combined First the UIPM President, Dr Klaus Schor- mann, carried the Olympic Torch on its 18.27h Women’s victory ceremony way to the Maracana Stadium. Then, du- SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 2016 (DAY 15) - Men’s Final ring the Opening Ceremony in the stadium itself, Brazilian pentathlete Yane Marcia 12.00h Men’s swimming Marques carried the flag for the host na- 14.00h Men’s fencing bonus round tion 15.30h Men’s riding Deodoro Aquatics Centre 18.00h Men’s combined 18.27h Men’s victory ceremony “It is such an honour and a satisfaction to carry the flag of my country,” said Mar- UIPM medical advice on dangers of sun exposure in Rio ques. “Only a few athletes have had this opportunity in the history of the Olympic UIPM would like to offer pentathletes com- Games. I am feeling very happy and gra- peting in the 2016 Olympic Games - as well as spectators - some expert advice about teful.” the dangers in Rio of exposure to the sun.

Dr Klaus Schormann, who has now car- UIPM Medical Consultant Prof Dr Hans Mi- chael Ockenfels has the following advice: ried the Olympic Torch four times having “In Brazil, in the Southern Hemisphere, we previously been given the honour in 1972, currently have winter. At this time the ul- 2004 and 2008, added: traviolet radiation of the sun, which is re- sponsible for the tanning of the skin but also for skin cancer and ageing of the skin, “For Yane Marques this was a special mo- is lighter than in summer. However, a word of caution: is on the 22nd ment that will live with her forever. It was degree of latitude, which corresponds to also a great tribute to our sport that we the Caribbean on the northern hemisphere. had an athlete carrying the flag of the host Therefore the sun in winter is still as strong It was the first time that this honour had nation for the first time at the Opening Ce- as in summer in mid Europe. been bestowed on a Modern Pentathlete, remony of the Olympic Games. “Sportspeople with light/normal type of and Yane Marcia Marques took the res- skin will get a sunburn after 30-60 minutes ponsibility in her stride. At the start of the with unprotected Sun exposure between “I hope that all of our athletes who atten- 11 am and 3 pm at an UV Index of 7. This team’s lap she thrilled the crowd and a TV ded the Opening Ceremony had a very index will occur in Rio with the midday sun audience of billions with a joyful twirl and special night in Rio, and I hope the rest of every day and a UV Index of 8 will occur af- wave of the flag. the UIPM Family watching on television ter August 15. around the world also enjoyed the event.” “For comparison, the UV Index rarely ex- Earlier in the day, Marques, Olympic bron- ceeds 7 in the UK or Germany. Even a UV ze medallist at London 2012, spoke of her Index of 7 will only occur on exceptional With the Rio 2016 Games now under way, days, mostly in the two weeks around the pride at having been voted by the Brazilian the Modern Pentathlon competition will summer solstice. The UV-index in Amster- people to lead her national Olympic team take place in from dam at the beginning of July was 5-6 and in into the stadium. It was an iconic moment Rio de Janeiro on July 17 was 7-8. August 18-20. “We would like to advise our athletes who for Brazilian sport and for Modern Penta- are exposed to the sun between 11am to thlon. 3pm to apply a sun cream with liposomes and sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 one hour before the competition starts.” UIPM NEWSLETTER 3 JULY 2016

UIPM 2016 Youth A World Championships Poetry in motion in Limerick

Nearly 150 of the world’s most promising Modern Pentathlon stars gathered in Limerick on Ire- land’s west coast for the UIPM 2016 Youth A World Champion- ships.

There were a total of 144 athletes from 23 nations competing at the University of Limerick, where the format was Tetrathlon (Fenc- ing, Swimming and the Combined Event of Running and Shooting). Italy, Korea and Russia all came away with more than one gold medal from the championships, which was the first UIPM Category A event hosted by Ireland. THE WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL FINAL PODIUM pionships in Mexico City (MEX). weeks’ time, and silver medal- Women’s Individual: Aurora, She was 3rd in the Junior Euro- list Xeina Fralcova (RUS), who led starlet of Italy, rises high pean Championships last month Russia to team gold. in Drzonkow (POL), and there was Aurora Tognetti of Italy set her no stopping her today as she con- The strength of that podium was sights on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic quered a strong field comprising underlined by the fact that a world Games after winning gold in the the best under-17s in the sport. record breaker was kept out of the Women’s Individual Final at the medals. Rebecca Langrehr (GER) UIPM 2016 World Youth A Cham- Joining her on the podium at the set the tone for an amazing day pionships. University of Limerick were bronze as she broke a new Youth A world medallist Haydy Morsy (EGY), record for Fencing, winning an in- Tognetti, 17, has had a year of who will compete at the Olympic credible 32 of her 35 bouts. good progress since finishing 4th Games in Rio de Janeiro in five in the 2015 World Junior Cham- That gave Langrehr (GER) a big early lead as nobody else man- aged more than 25 victories, but it also meant that she effectively had a target on her back for the rest of the day.

The fastest Swimming perfor- mance came from Salma Abdel- maksoud (EGY), who in 2:12.34 was a second ahead of next-fast- est Fralcova (RUS). Tognetti (ITA) was 4th. The star of the Fencing Bonus Round was Morsy (EGY), who won three consecutive bouts and took the scalp of Langrehr SWIMMERS TAKE TO THE WATER FOR ONE OF THE HEATS IN THE WOMEN’S FINAL (GER). UIPM NEWSLETTER 4 JULY 2016

As the Tetrathlon format is used at this level, with Riding omitted, it was straight from the piste to the start line of the Combined Event, where Langrehr (GER) began with a 22-second advantage in rainy conditions.

Fralcova (RUS) began 1min 8secs behind the leader, while Morsy (EGY) was 55secs behind and Tognetti (ITA) 53secs. All three medallists used their experience and composure to overcome sig- nificant handicaps, and, to the de- AURORA TOGNETTI (ITA) AND REBECCA LANGREHR (GER) DURING THE COMBINED EVENT OF THE WOMEN’S FINAL spair of Langrehr (GER), the Com- ally we are sure we could do more. cord. But in pentathlon of course bined Event first starter herself, “We know that we are great run- it’s not just one event, and you who finished 4th. ners and shooters, and maybe we have to be good in all events. She could do a better job in reaching did very well.” Tognetti (ITA) said after picking up the target.” her gold medal: “This year I worked Men’s Individual: Jeong (KOR) really hard because last year my Martin Dawe, the UIPM Execu- sprints to gold competition wasn’t good. Now I tive Board Member for Marketing, am happy and I am surprised, be- commended the organisation of An incredible sprint finish allowed cause I worked hard for this mo- the event and said: “I think what Jeong Youngjin of Korea to win ment. we have seen today is very good gold in the Men’s Individual Final for our sport. These are under- at the 2016 UIPM World Youth A “Now we have the Olympic Games 17-year-olds and some of the per- Championships. in Rio to look forward to, and I formances have been fantastic, hope to be able to qualify for the and the potential on show is really Jeong, 18, started the closing next Olympics in Tokyo.” good. Combined Event in 9th place but showed true grit, conviction and After the Russian team picked up “The German girl only lost three stamina to move past the leaders their gold medals, 6th-placed Ade- fights and that was a phenomenal one by one. lina Ibatullina said: “We are happy result, and quite clearly a world re- with the team results but individu- With 30 metres to go, Jeong (KOR) was still trailing Ivan Khamtsou of Belarus but he overtook him on the final bend of the University of Limerick cross-country circuit and sprinted down the straight to vic- tory, to raucous encouragement from his Korean team-mates.

Defeat was hard to take for Khamt- sou (BLR), whose consistent per- formance throughout the Tetrath- lon disciplines had put him in pole position, but the silver medallist would have to acknowledge on re- flection that he was beaten by a very special performance - Jeong MEN’S INDIVIDUAL PODIUM UIPM NEWSLETTER 5 JULY 2016

(KOR) bettered his Combined Event time by almost 30 seconds. Andrei Zuev (RUS) took bronze as Russia claimed team silver behind winners Korea, with the Belarus team taking bronze.

“You could tell from that finish that there is a desire and a passion for the sport, and they are willing to fight for their results,” said Martin Dawe, the UIPM Executive Board Member for Marketing.

“Again, following the ladies, some THE ITALIAN DUO (AURORA TOGNETTI & ELENA MICHELI) WON THE WOMEN’S RELAY COMPETITION of the results today have been re- ally good and this is very good for Both showed composure at the The winners of the Mixed Relay our sport.” Shooting range but it was the were Russia (Andrei Zuev & Xeina Korean who prevailed on sheer Fralcova), who beat off compe- It could be said that Jeong (KOR) stamina, in a dramatic finish, to be tition from Hungary (silver) and timed his performance to perfec- crowned world champion. Egypt (bronze). Russia’s second tion in that nobody saw him com- gold followed their success in the ing. The Combined Event was the Mixed relay: Glory split three Women’s Team event. only discipline in which he came ways on final day 1st. Martin Dawe, the UIPM Executive Italy, Korea and Russia continued Board Member for Marketing, paid It was in the Fencing that Khamt- to dominate at the UIPM 2016 tribute to the Local Organising sou (BLR) and Jeong (KOR) really Youth A World Championships Committee (LOC) after Ireland’s staked their claims on a podium as the relay glory was split three first Category A UIPM event drew place. With 23 victories from 35 ways. to a close. bouts, Khamtsou (BLR) was only beaten by Radion Khripchenko All three nations had won individ- “I came here two years ago, to a (KYR), who managed 24 wins. ual or team gold medals earlier in European Sports Summit, and I When the pair met again in the the championships and extended came to the University of Limerick final bout of the Bonus Round, their run of success on the final and saw the venue and I said then Khamtsou (BLR) emerged victo- day of a successful champion- that it would be a great venue for rious. Jeong was ranked 3rd in ships at the University of Limerick. our sport,” said Martin Dawe. Fencing with 22 wins. In the Women’s Relay, Italy (Auro- Swimming was dominated by Myl- ra Tognetti & Elena Micheli) were “Personally, I’m absolutely delight- es Pillage (GBR), who was not only successful as they consigned Ger- ed that we have had an event here the only athlete to go under 2 min- many to silver and Egypt to bronze. and I must congratulate Pentath- utes, but also his time of 1:59.66 This followed the Women’s Indi- lon Ireland for taking on the chal- was almost four seconds quicker vidual victory by Aurora Tognetti. lenge of hosting. than his nearest rival, Marc Troya (SPA). The Men’s Relay title went to Ko- “Pentathlon is a hard sport to or- rea (JeongYoungjin & Kim Wooch- ganise, very complex, and Pen- Jeong (KOR) went on to start the eol) as they held off Russia (silver) tathlon Ireland have done a very Combined Event 25 seconds adrift and Belarus (bronze). It created a good job. The dressing of the ven- of Khamtsou (BLR), but the tight- clean sweep for Korea as they had ue has been excellent and I think ness of the field was underlined already picked up Men’s Individual the thing I have liked most has by the fact that there were seven (Jeong Youngjin) and Team gold. been their attitude – they have men between them. been very kind and very helpful.” UIPM NEWSLETTER 6 JULY 2016

UIPM 2016 Masters World Championships Prague hosts the masters movement

UIPM has made major advances on behalf of the Masters Modern Pentathlon movement, offering former Olympians and other vet- eran athletes more competitive opportunities than ever before.

Twenty-three nations were repre- sented by 129 athletes during the 2016 Masters World Champion- ships in Prague (CZE, July 3-6) at two facilities, SC Podebrady and SC Juliska, which were prepared in pristine condition and ready for the athletes, coaches and officials.

A number of former Olympians participated. The UIPM President, Dr Klaus Schormann, attended “I saw here amazing performanc- the championships in Prague and es. At the same time, there is presented some of the medals. some kind of friendship. It is a very He said: “Masters is an important important pillar of the UIPM and movement and it is important that the board of the UIPM has given a they are growing. Here we saw five lot of support to this movement.” continents represented – and I must say it is not about fun. UIPM NEWSLETTER 7 JULY 2016

News from around the Modern Pentathlon World

Shiny Fang signs up for four more years

UIPM confirmed the reappointment of Secretary General, Mrs Shiny Fang, for a second Olympic cycle.

Mrs Fang, from China, will continue to lead UIPM throughout the four years leading up to and including the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, a period in which UIPM will deliver on the implementation of the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda 2020. Dr Klaus Schormann, President of UIPM, said: “The reappointment of Shiny Fang is a statement to the Olympic Family of UIPM’s confidence in the capacities of our Secretary “I am grateful to the Executive Board relations in 2004. General and it also demonstrates the for giving me the opportunity to stability of the UIPM. continue in delivering the mission of Mrs Fang began assisting the UIPM.” UIPM President on International “Over the past four years, she has led Affairs in 2008. She served as Vice the UIPM Secretariat to new levels, Joel Bouzou, Vice President and Competition Manager for the 2008 helping UIPM and our members former Secretary General of UIPM, Olympic Games (2007-2008), and to grow. She has also worked said: “Shiny has risen to the challenge Competition Manager for the 2010 efficiently with the President, the of leading the UIPM Secretariat Asian Games (2009-2010). Treasurer, the members of the UIPM through a period of great transition Executive Board and committees/ and growth. She was elected as Vice President of commissions. the International Cheer Union (2010- “I am sure the next Olympic cycle 2018), and served as supervisor of “We are certain that she will continue will see the UIPM continue to Sports Presentation in a variety of to do so also in the next cycle.” progress and prosper under Shiny’s multi-sport Games. She is currently administrative leadership.” an ASOIF Sports Development Mrs Fang said: “Without doubt, the and Education Consultative Group past four years have seen UIPM grow Shiny Fang, who took over as UIPM Member. and flourish and we will continue to Secretary General in December 2012, build on these strong foundations is a former athlete in synchronized Mrs Fang is married and has one son. during the 2016-2020 Olympic cycle. swimming and gymnastics aerobics “It is a great honour and privilege to before becoming a head coach and UIPM decides on participation of work on behalf of Modern Pentathlon, international judge. Russia in Rio a core Olympic sport with a strong heritage that we will work to protect She has a Bachelor’s degree in Sports The Executive Board of the Union and respect. At the same time, we Medicine and a Master’s degree Internationale de Pentathlon must look to the future and grow all of in Sports Management & Industry, Moderne (UIPM) noted the findings of the UIPM sports by making them as and she began her career in sports the McLaren Report published on July accessible and inclusive as possible. administration and international 18 and the recommendations of the UIPM NEWSLETTER 8 JULY 2016

Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on July 24 and took the following action: • Based on information provided by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at the request of UIPM following the publication of the McLaren Report, UIPM established that Maksim Kustov (Russia) and Ilia Frolov (Russia) were responsible for samples labelled as “Disappearing Positive Methodology”. • According to the McLaren Report, both athletes tested positive for THE NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN MODERN PENTATHLON CONFEDERATION trenbolone, methenolone and oxandrolone when the samples Since the establishment in 2014 of federations called “Train the Trainer” were analysed in a Moscow the UIPM Registered Testing Pool so that they can pass on the learning laboratory in August 2014 but system, where sample collections to their own athletes. the findings were not reported are managed by independent as such. management authorities and the Dmitry Svatkovsky (RUS) re- • The Russian Modern Pentathlon samples sent to laboratories in elected ECMP President Federation (RMPF) was informed various countries for analysis, no that, as a result, Maksim Kustov Russian modern pentathlete has had Dmitry Svatkovsky secured another and Ilia Frolov are no longer any Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) term as President of the European eligible to compete at the 2016 filed against them. Confederation of Modern Pentathlon Olympic Games. Maksim Kustov after a vote of confidence by the had been entered as a member UIPM is fully committed in the fight ECMP Congress in Sofia (BUL). of the Russia team and Ilia Frolov against doping and the protection had been named as a reserve. of clean athletes, and will continue At the same Congress, Riccardo • The UIPM Executive Board following up with WADA. De Luca (ITA) was elected as ruled that Russia should not representative of Europe on the be permitted to select another Charles Fernandez (GUA) attends UIPM Athletes Committee, while reserve to take the place of IOC Athlete Career Programme Christian Roudaut (FRA) as voted to Maksim Kustov. Instead, the workshop become European representative on place left vacant in the Men’s the UIPM Coaches Committee. Individual event was reallocated One of our 2016 Olympians, Charles to the first reserve athlete, Fernandez of Guatemala, took Mr Svatkovsky was unanimously Ruslan Nakonechnyi (Latvia). time out of his Rio preparations elected as President for the period • The other athletes entered on to attend a two-day “Outreach 2016-2020 and so were two Vice the Russia team - Aleksandr Workshop” given by the International Presidents, Andrey Kuzmanov (BUL) Lesun, Donata Rimshaite and Olympic Committee’s Athlete Career and Andris Feldmanis (LAT), and two Gulnaz Gubaydullina - were Programme (ACP) in Lausanne (SWI). Honorary Auditors in Slawomir Kopec declared eligible to compete at This is a pilot program aimed at (POL) and Alexander Peirits (AUT). the 2016 Olympic Games based increasing awareness of the career on the eligibility requirements set options available to Olympic athletes Anthony Temple (GBR), Andrejus out by the IOC Executive Board when their competitive days come to Zadneprovskis (LTU), Bea Simoka on July 24. an end. (HUN) and Anna Bajan (POL) were • The RMPF was informed of the Fernandez attended on behalf of elected on to the ECMP Executive UIPM Executive Board’s decision the Guatemala MP federation and Board. and said it would conduct its reported that it was an extremely own investigation. useful workshop. The ACP has created a syllabus for international UIPM NEWSLETTER 9 JULY 2016

A new world for UIPM online

Ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has launched a dynamic new website: uipmworld.org.

The new central site replaces its predecessor (pentathlon.org) and is a fully responsive new home for Modern Pentathlon and all the other UIPM sports.

UIPMWorld is available on all platforms and devices, is completely integrated with the UIPM competition The relaunch of the central website “That mission will continue to be management and results system and comes five months after the birth of at the forefront of our minds not is connected to all of UIPM’s social UIPMTV.org, which completed UIPM’s only during this Olympic year but networks. digital ecosystem with its emphasis throughout the Tokyo 2020 cycle and on live streaming and video replay of beyond.” The aim of the new site is to be user- major events, coupled with a social friendly for UIPM stakeholders who media hub. UIPMWorld.org, designed in use it as a resource and the benefits conjunction with Penceo Sport, is will include faster page loads and Andrejus Zadneprovskis, the UIPM user-focused and has been created better search engine optimization Executive Board Member for Media, on a user-first approach. It is designed aimed at spreading the word around said: “I am very pleased with the to ensure that everybody can enjoy a the world and growing the UIPM latest digital innovation from UIPM simple and easy navigation on every Family. which will help popularize and make device. our sports available to as many UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann people as possible. The new site will be dynamic, strongly said: “We always have to keep on branded and simple to use. working on the development of our “More people will be able to learn Other exciting features will include: sport and organization and promote about Modern Pentathlon and the • Better visual interface for the philosophy of Pierre de Coubertin other UIPM sports and that, to us, mobile and desktop (by worldwide. is very important especially with the benchmarking and rethinking Olympic Games in Rio on the horizon.” how users access and use “The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de the site, during and between Janeiro will be another important Shiny Fang, UIPM Secretary General, competitions and using the milestone for the future of Modern said: “I am sure that the new-look latest design trends). Pentathlon as we introduce Bonus uipmworld.org will be popular among • Amazingly fast page loads Fencing, and there will be other our fans and followers because we (by using compression exciting innovations to come. have redesigned it with them in mind. technologies, memory caching, optimized images) “For UIPM it is always important to “It is another sign of our ambition • Better search engine keep up with the times and that’s to make Modern Pentathlon and optimization (by using the why we need to modernize and the other UIPM sports as inclusive latest HTML5 technologies, develop our website for the benefit of as possible and more accessible to microdata) our sport, for our UIPM family, for our people throughout the world who • Better social network fans and for the media. Go beyond, want to know more about sport and connections (integrating more create tomorrow.” get involved. social sharing features, social feeds, and proper metatags). UIPM NEWSLETTER 10 JULY 2016

Tournament & Training Camp Invitations

This is an important notice for all Athletes and Competi- Competition Invitations tions organisers to continuously check uipmworld.org for all information related to invitations and visa letters. UIPM 2016 Laser-Run World Cham- Navigate to the National Federations Portal or to http:// pionships www.uipmworld.org to stay up to date with all tournament Lisbon, POR news. 3-4 September 2016

UIPM 2016 Junior World Championships Cairo, EGY 12-18 September 2016

Medical and Anti-Doping Corner

WADA PUBLISHES 2016 PROHIBITED LIST of sport), then it could be On 16 September, the considered for placement World Anti-Doping Agen- on the List. cy’s Executive Committee approved the 2016 List The List’s annual revision of Prohibited Substances process is led by WADA and and Methods, which is now involves extensive consul- available on WADA’s web- tation, which begins with a site in English. The List will draft being circulated for come into force on 1 Janu- comment amongst stake- ary 2016. holders. The comments are considered by WADA’s List Updated annually, the List Expert Group, which then is one of five International presents its conclusions Standards that are manda- to WADA’s Health, Medical tory for all signatories of the and Research Committee World Anti-Doping Code (HMRC). Once this process (Code). It designates what is concluded, the HMRC substances and methods makes recommendations are prohibited in- and out- to WADA’s Executive Com- -of-competition; and, whi- mittee, which are discus- ch substances are banned sed before making a final in particular sports. Accor- decision during its Septem- ding to the Code, if a subs- ber meeting. tance or method is found to meet two of three crite- The new List can be ria (enhances performance, found in the Medi- poses a threat to athlete cal Corner of the UIPM health, violates the spirit website (uipmworld.org) UIPM NEWSLETTER 11 JULY 2016

Games and future steps for the development of Mo- dern Pentathlon in Europe, focusing on some coun- Inside UIPM: tries that need special assistance in terms of finance and equipment. UIPM Secretary General Shiny Fang Monthly activities of joined the President in most of the meetings. They both took part in the General Assembly of the Eu- President Dr Schormann ropean Confederation Modern Pentathlon (ECMP), which was prepared by ECMP Secretary Tatiana Ar- 02-04 JUL 2016 - PRAGUE, dabieva and chaired by ECMP President Dmitry Sva- CZECH REPUBLIC tkovsky on July 9.

UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann attended the Masters World Championships in Prague and dis- cussed the Masters movement with many athletes, learning that many of them are looking forward to re- ceiving additional support from their National Fede- rations. A very positive message from the talks was the support of the Masters community for the new format of Modern Pentathlon including laser shoo- ting.

DR SCHORMAN WITH DMITRY SVATKOVSKY, ECMP PRESIDENT, TATIANA ARDABIEVA, ECMP SECRETARY GENERAL AND ANDREY KUZMANOV, BULGARIAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT, DURING THE SENIOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SOFIA, BULGARIA Dr Schormann thanked the President of the Bulga- rian Modern Pentathlon Federation, Andrey Kuzma- nov, for the excellent organization of the ECMP Gene- ral Assembly and European Championships.

13 JUL 2016 - WIESBADEN, GERMANY DR. KLAUS SCHORMANN DURING ONE OF THE AWARD CEREMONIES OF THE MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann took part in The President of the Czech Modern Pentathlon As- the 70th anniversary of Sport Hesse (Germany) after sociation, Bohumil Hrudka, briefed President Dr World War II, hosted by the Government of Hesse and Schormann on preparations for the Youth A World chaired by Prime Minister Volker Bouffier. Championships in 2017 and they talked about other future competitions in the Czech Republic. 21-25 JUL 2016 - MONTE-CARLO, MONACO 08-11 JUL 2016 - SOFIA, BULGARIA Together with Secretary General Shiny Fang, the UIPM President Dr. Klaus Schormann discussed im- During the Senior European Championships the UIPM portant issues linked to the Rio Olympic Games in President discussed with various European delega- UIPM Headquarters on July 22. The President and tions the final preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Secretary General were both scheduled to be in Rio de Janeiro from July 30 until August 23, taking part in the 129th IOC Session in advance of the .

During this trip the UIPM President also met interna- tional business people in Nice and Cannes to brief them about Modern Pentathlon activities around the world. UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann celebra- ted his 70th birthday on July 17 and was surrounded by a group comprising family, friends and colleagues from business, politics and sport - many of whom have been close connections for many years or inde- ed his whole life. UIPM PRESIDENT DR. KLAUS SCHORMANN DURING THE WOMEN’S TEAM EVENT AWARD CEREMONY UIPM NEWSLETTER 12 JULY 2016

Happy 70th birthday, Mr President

Among the invited guests (see pictures) were Micha- el Scharf, President of the German Modern Penta- thlon Federation (DVMF) and Alfons Hoermann, Pre- sident of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB).

UIPM PRESIDENT DR KLAUS SCHORMANN, DOSB PRESIDENT ALFONS HOERMANN, HILDE BRAUN AND KARL-HEINZ BRAUN Hilde Braun, who hold the distinction of being the ol- dest surviving couple in the field of German sports badge examiners. UIPM SECRETARY GENERAL SHINY FANG, UIPM PRESIDENT DR KLAUS SCHORMANN AND DVMF PRESIDENT MICHAEL SCHARF The Brauns worked in this field for 65 years - a re- cord that is unlikely ever to be surpassed - and had Dr Schormann has been President of UIPM for 23 ye- their last examination recognized by DOSB in 2013. ars. He was first elected in London on July 1, 1993. Of course, the Brauns have themselves passed the tests that for so many years they invigilated. More Mr Scharf paid tribute to Dr Schormann with a fond than 40 times, in fact. speech. He detailed how he built a life in the recons- truction of post-war Germany his early life and how sport came to define his life.

Remarking on his star sign, he noted that Dr Schor- mann was a typical cancer in that he “likes to talk and is able to convince others by words”.

Mr Scharf added: “Some of us will remember his re- markable speech at the IOC Session in Mexico City in 2002 where he said the famous words ‘Don’t put the Modern Pentathlon in the Olympic Museum.”

Also among the guests were Mr Karl-Heinz and Mrs

UIPM PRESIDENT DR KLAUS SCHORMANN WITH DOSB PRESIDENT ALFONS HOERMANN UIPM NEWSLETTER 13 JULY 2016

New Balance World Rankings.

The PWR is updated live on www.uipmworld.org after each competition. PWR as at 31 July 2016:

Women Men

1 GER Lena SCHONEBORN 210 1 GBR James COOKE 194

2 LTU Laura ASADAUSKAITE 186 2 FRA Valentin PRADES 182

3 HUN Zsofia FOLDHAZI 186 3 FRA Valentin BELAUD 175

4 FRA Elodie CLOUVEL 176 4 EGY Amro EL GEZIRY 172

5 GER Annika SCHLEU 157 5 HUN Adam MAROSI 170

6 LTU Gintare VENCKAUSKAITE 151 6 EGY Omar EL GEZIRY 169

7 ITA Claudia CESARINI 151 7 RUS Maksim KUSTOV 166

8 BLR Anastasiya PROKOPENKO 149 8 CZE Jan KUF 161

9 LTU Ieva SERAPINAITE 146 9 KOR Jinhwa JUNG 154

10 HUN Sarolta KOVACS 144 10 LTU Justinas KINDERIS 146

11 CHN Qian CHEN 143 11 KOR Woongtae JUN 144

12 BRA Yane MARQUES 140 12 EGY Yasser HEFNY 143

13 KOR Sunwoo KIM 136 13 CHN Jianli GUO 142

14 RUS Gulnaz GUBAYDULLINA 134 14 HUN Bence DEMETER 138

15 CHN Xiaonan ZHANG 134 15 ITA Pierpaolo PETRONI 136

16 TUR Ilke OZYUKSEL 134 16 MEX Ismael HERNANDEZ USCANGA 133

17 GBR Freyja PRENTICE 133 17 GUA Charles FERNANDEZ 132

18 RUS Donata RIMSAITE 129 18 BLR Mikalai HAYANOUSKI 132

19 CHN Wanxia LIANG 124 19 GER Patrick DOGUE 129

20 HUN Tamara ALEKSZEJEV 123 20 FRA Christopher PATTE 129 The Full New Balance World Ranking is available on www.uipmworld.org

UIPM 2016 LASER-RUN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Lisbon, POR 3 - 4 September 2016

UIPM 2016 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Cairo, EGY 12 - 18 September 2016

check all informations @ www.uipmworld.org UIPM NEWSLETTER 14 JULY 2016

Calendar UIPM Competitions

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER

Modern Pentathlon @ Olympic Games UIPM 2016 Laser-Run World Cham- Rio de Janeiro, BRA pionships 18 - 20 August 2016 Lisbon, POR 3 - 4 September 2016

UIPM 2016 Junior World Championships Cairo, EGY 12 - 18 September 2016

Other International Competitions

International “Memorial Yury Horishko” International Hungarian Masters Championships Baktuu-Dolonotu, KYR Pécs, HUN 24-28 August 2016 16-17 September 2016

Youth B European Championships CISM Military World Championships Modern Pentathlon Solihull, GBR Warendorf, GER 25-28 August 2016 17-26 September 2016

MODERN PENTATHLON | Key-Milestones

Baron Pierre de Coubertin “The Modern Pentathlon event would test a man’s moral qualities as much as his physical resources and skills, producing thereby the ideal, complete athlete.”

PENTATHLON IN THE ANCIENT GAMES 708 BC - Lampis of Sparta won the first ancient Pentathlon

MODERN PENTATHLON 1912 - Stockholm: First time in the Olympic Programme 1948 - London: the UIPM was established 1996 – Atlanta: First Olympic Games all 5 events took place in one day 1998 – Budapest, Mexico, Monaco, Olympia, Lausanne: UIPM celebrates 50th Anniversary 2000 – Sydney: First time women pentathletes competed in the Olympics 2004 – Athens: Pentathlon home after 2712 years 2010 – Singapore: Combined event (running and shooting) and laser pistol introduced into the 1st Youth Olympic Games 2012 – London: 100 Years of Modern Pentathlon in the Olympic Games 2014 – UIPM joins the International Paralympic Family and the University Sports Family 2016 – Rio de Janeiro: Fencing Bonus Round in the Olympic Games

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