GET STARTED WITH THE NEW MODERN PENTATHLON

WITH THE NEW MODERN PENTATHLON

ARE YOU READY?

Are you ready to tackle a whole new version of the Olympic Games’ most demanding sport?

Obstacle will be integrated into Modern Pentathlon for the first time in 2023, and the journey to Los Angeles 2028 starts HERE AND NOW!

So whether you’re an OCR athlete or a Ninja Warrior fan, or you just love hurtling across an obstacle course, this is YOUR MOMENT to get started.

It’s the adventure of a lifetime, one that leads all the way to the top of world sport.

THIS IS YOUR MOMENT!

WAIT, HOW DID OBSTACLE BECOME PART OF MODERN PENTATHLON?

The UIPM 2022 Congress voted for a radical transformation that will see Obstacle replace Horse Riding in all Pentathlon World Championships for athletes aged under 22 in 2023, and at all levels after Paris 2024. UIPM is the International Federation that governs the Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon and a range of other multi-sports within the UIPM Sports Pyramid.

SPORTS PYRAMID

UIPM PRESIDENT DR KLAUS SCHORMANN

“Whatachallengeforthefuture!

TheNewModernPentathlonwithObstacle createsanincredibleopportunityforathletes.

Wearemerginganew,urban,TV-friendlysportwith theprestigeandheritageoftheOlympicGames. It’sgoingtobefairandaccessibletoallathletesaround theworld–nowisthetimetogetinvolved!”

AND WHAT KIND OF OBSTACLE RACING ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

The new Pentathlon discipline is going to be a sprint course (60-70m) comprising eight obstacles – similar to what you see on Ninja Warrior or the Japanese original, SASUKE. If this is familiar territory to you, all you need to do is make sure you’ve got Fencing, Swimming and Laser Run (laser shooting mashed with cross-country running) in your toolkit.

CONTACT

You can contact your National Federation (there are more than 130 NFs) and ask them for more information.

COMPETE

You can directly register online for one of Modern Pentathlon’s upcoming open events (details coming soon).

STUDY

You can study the resources that have recently been released on the UIPM website.

WHERE CAN I TRAIN FOR PENTATHLON?

Assuming your Obstacle skills are already solid… get down to the nearest pool and work on your 200m freestyle. Run anywhere that you can map out a series of five 600m circuits. Hone your laser shooting with equipment that’s available to buy via the UIPM Shop. Find a fencing club or wait until you’re involved with your NF and make this the last part of your conversion after progressing with all the other disciplines.

DO I HAVE TO TRAIN FOR ALL PENTATHLON DISCIPLINES?

No, this doesn’t have to be all about LA28.

If you already have Obstacle experience, you can choose any combination from the UIPM Sports Pyramid and take a longerterm approach to your Pentathlon journey (the Olympics is every four years, but the Pentathlon circuit is annual and we have opportunities for all ages). You can attend relevant events via your NF or register directly for the open competitions that will be added to the UIPM Events Calendar as they come up.

WHAT AGE DO I HAVE TO BE?

Our Laser Run, Biathle and Triathle events have an category, while Swimming starts from birth, Obstacle training begins as soon as you hit the playground and Fencing coaches say that the sport is best started at ages 6-8. It’s NEVER too early to start your Olympic Pentathlon journey