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MOU signed between Obstacle Australia and Modern Pentathlon Australia

MOU signed between Obstacle Australia and Modern Pentathlon Australia

In August 2023, the international governing body for modern pentathlon, UIPM, and the international governing body for obstacle sports, FISO, entered into an MOU outlining the key terms under which FISO could be integrated into UIPM.  Since then, we have been...

Statement from the MPA Executive Board

Statement from the MPA Executive Board

Modern pentathlon is at risk of forever losing its place on the Olympic Games program after Paris 2024, having been excluded from the initial program for Los Angeles 2028.   Modern pentathlon was created specifically...

Maki Takken appointed MPA President

Maki Takken appointed MPA President

Following an EOI process triggered by Kitty Chiller’s resignation as MPA president, the MPA Executive is pleased to announce that Maki Takken has been appointed as President.   Maki had recently joined the executive team as a non-elected member, and brings a...

Kitty Chiller AM addresses riding controversy in Tokyo

Kitty Chiller AM addresses riding controversy in Tokyo

Dear MPA members and fans of Modern Pentathlon, Given the recent completion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the controversy surrounding our sport at the Games, I wanted to take this opportunity to write to you all. Firstly though I want to congratulate...

2021 Anti-Doping Policy

2021 Anti-Doping Policy

The Modern Pentathlon Australia Anti-Doping policy is the Australian National Anti-Doping Policy, effective from 1 January 2021, and found here on the Sport Integrity Australia website. All members, participants and non-participants in the sport...

Tokyo and Beyond: Transformation of Modern Pentathlon

Tokyo and Beyond: Transformation of Modern Pentathlon

As one of the busiest international seasons in the history of UIPM Sports draws towards a close, UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann reflects on the dramatic transformation the Modern Pentathlon movement has undergone in recent years. He conducted a Q&A with Around...