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Our Tokyo 2020 Olympians: ED FERNON

Our Tokyo 2020 Olympians: ED FERNON

Ed Fernon was retired from the sport for four years before deciding to make a comeback around the middle of 2019 in the quest to qualify for his second Australian Olympic Team, after representing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. He was officially selected to the 2020...

Our Tokyo 2020 Olympians: MARINA CARRIER

Our Tokyo 2020 Olympians: MARINA CARRIER

Marina Carrier first represented Australia in Modern Pentathlon at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China (aged 17). One year later she was the second Oceania athlete behind Chloe Espoito, who went on to create history and win Olympic gold at Rio 2016. Marina...

Road to Tokyo: Carrier emerges from the waves with feet on the ground

Road to Tokyo: Carrier emerges from the waves with feet on the ground

Via UIPM Athletes deal with uncertainty in different ways. Marina Carrier hit the ocean. Negotiating the waves of the Tasman Sea was a calming distraction for the pentathlete during the enforced lockdown of 2020, not least because she was recovering from a stress...

Paris 2024: UIPM welcomes IOC support for new Modern Pentathlon Format

Paris 2024: UIPM welcomes IOC support for new Modern Pentathlon Format

via UIPM MONACO: December 7, 2020 Olympic Games audiences can expect to see all five disciplines in 90 minutesPresident Schormann thanks IOC for ‘recognising UIPM’s commitment to innovation’UIPM acknowledges reasons for Mixed Relay exclusion along with additional...

Sydney 2000: Chiller reflects on historic Olympic Games

Sydney 2000: Chiller reflects on historic Olympic Games

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Games, Olympian and Modern Pentathlete Kitty Chiller AM looks back on the games with pride as the event marked the first-time women were invited to take part in Modern Pentathlon.  Originally added to the...

Carrier overcomes injury setbacks to realise Olympic dream

Carrier overcomes injury setbacks to realise Olympic dream

Marina Carrier will make her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 after being selected to the Australian Olympic Team. The 23-year-old from Sydney, who balances training for five disciplines with studying Medical Science at Sydney University, first represented Australia...

Chloe Esposito thrilled with ‘surprise’ pregnancy

Chloe Esposito thrilled with ‘surprise’ pregnancy

Olympic Champion Chloe Esposito has announced she is pregnant via social media, ruling her out of attempting to defend her title at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 28-year-old who won Australia’s first medal in the sport at the Rio 2016 Olympics Games, following her...

Fernon secures Olympic comeback with selection for Tokyo 2020

Fernon secures Olympic comeback with selection for Tokyo 2020

Modern Pentathlete Edward Fernon has been selected to the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team, the sixth athlete named to the Team by the Australian Olympic Committee. The 31-year-old father of two will make his return to the Olympic arena after debuting at London...