Genevieve Janse van Rensburg and Tully Watt will start their 2023 senior international campaign at World Cup #1, being held in Cairo, Egypt. March 7th to 12th. International competition experience and exposure is vital for athlete development and progression in the...
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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...
MPA Position Statement
Modern Pentathlon Australia (MPA) is proud to represent the interests of the modern pentathlon community in Australia. In Australia, modern pentathlon receives very little Government funding. Our community relies on goodwill and the collective effort of...
Tribute John Pennell OAM
March 8, 1935 - September 16, 2022 It is with much sadness that MPA marks the passing of John Pennell AO, Life Member MPA and MPV. For more than 50 years, John was a friend and loyal supporter of the world of modern pentathlon in Australia and internationally,...
UIPM confirms successful bids from Bath, Ankara and Bali for upcoming future events
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) is delighted to confirm the successful bids of Bath (GB), Ankara (TUR) and Bali (INA) as host cities for major UIPM events in the next two years. This selection marks some historic firsts with two new major...
MPA conducts community consultation and confirms their position to the UIPM on the decision to remove Riding after Paris 2024
Following the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) decision to remove Riding from Modern Pentathlon after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and replace it with a new fifth discipline, Modern Pentathlon Australia (MPA) has received strong feedback from current and...
MPA consulting with members and considering its position on the UIPM’s announcement to remove Riding after Paris 2024
The International Modern Pentathlon Union’s (UIPM’s) announcement last Friday that Riding would be replaced by a new fifth discipline, after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has understandably caused shock and strong reactions in Australia and around the world. Modern...
UIPM Introduces new measures to urgently improve horse welfare in Modern Pentathlon
Yesterday UIPM released a media statement in regards to the show jumping discipline at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and its intended course of action. MPA strongly supports the swift but considered action taken by UIPM and we look forward to assisting the process...
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...
Carrier proud of gutsy performance after long journey to Tokyo
Marina Carrier has produced a gutsy performance on Olympic debut to place 27th at the Tokyo Games. After the fencing, swimming and riding she was in 10th place of the 36 athletes, and within 40 seconds of the leaders going into the Laser...