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Fernon set for second Olympics with remarkable comeback
Australian modern pentathletes Ed Fernon and Rhys Lanskey both came into the Olympic qualifying event in China with different stories and ‘nothing to lose’. And while Fernon won the Oceania spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a remarkable performance and...
Carrier just falls short of automatic Olympic qualification
Missed training and competition, due to a recent leg stress fracture, took its toll on Marina Carrier at the Asia/Oceania Championships in China on Monday. The 23-year-old did remarkably well to be on the start line and competed to exhaustion, but it just wasn’t...
Carrier one competition away from Olympic qualification
The scene is set for Marina Carrier to claim the women’s modern pentathlon Oceania spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Asia/Oceania Championships in Wuhan China on 11 November. Four years ago, at the same event, she was the second placed Oceania athlete...
Fernon and Lanskey with ‘nothing to lose’ in quest for Olympic spot
An exciting contest between 2012 Olympian Ed Fernon and 18-year-old national champion Rhys Lanskey is all set, as they chase a spot at Tokyo 2020.
New working groups to shape the future of Modern Pentathlon and Tetrathlon
Kitty Chiller has been appointed to the New Pentathlon Working Group which will consider format changes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Tokyo and Beyond: Transformation of Modern Pentathlon
UIPM President Dr Klaus Schormann reflects on the dramatic transformation the Modern Pentathlon movement has undergone in recent years.
Fernon returns with NZL win as Aussies dominate
2012 Olympian Ed Fernon of Sydney has returned to competition with a win at a low-key competition in New Zealand.
Athlete Nomination Criteria for Tokyo 2020
The Australian Olympic Committee has today approved the Nomination Criteria for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This is a key document, along with the AOC Nomination and Selection By-Law, for athletes aiming for selection for Tokyo 2020.
Athletes announced for Oceania Champs/Olympic qualifier
MPA is pleased to announce the athletes to compete in the Oceania Championships, being held as part of the Asian Championships in China from November 11 – 21, 2019. This important event also serves as a direct Olympic qualifier.
Watt and Lanskey show great fight at World Juniors
Tully Watt and Rhys Lanskey showed great fighting spirit and bounced back from disappointment in the horse riding to finish 15th in the Mixed Relay at the World Junior Championships in Poland.
Top Aussies ready for World Juniors in Poland
Australia will be well represented at the UIPM World Junior Championships in Drzonkow, Poland this week.
Carrier on the podium in Poland Open
Marina Carrier has continued her strong start to the international season by running on to the podium at the Poland National Open II. She held her nerve over two days of competition and 53 competitors to produce the fastest Laser-Run of the competition.
Lanskey training hard for big international season
The morning after his emphatic win at Nationals, 17-year-old Rhys Lanskey was setting his next lot of goals which includes the junior world championships and Tokyo Olympic Games qualifier.
Carrier gets season off to a great start in Paris
Marina Carrier has started her international season in great form at the French Championships in Paris.
Carrier starts international season in Paris this weekend
Australian representative and Tokyo Olympic Games hopeful Marina Carrier will start her international season this weekend at the French Championships.
Teenage sensations win senior Australian titles
With 34 competitors it was the largest Australian Championships in over a decade, and excitingly the women’s and men’s titles were won by outstanding 17-year-olds, Tully Watt (VIC) and Rhys Lanskey (QLD).
Youth Olympian Mawhirt chases her first senior national title
Youth Olympic Games representative Nikita Mawhirt from Perth is chasing her first senior national title at the 2019 Australian Modern Pentathlon Championships in Brisbane on Sunday.
Pentathlon World Cup in Cairo signals start of international season
The world’s best pentathletes will renew rivalries this week at the UIPM 2019 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo. The opening World Cup of the season will attract plenty of interest as it also marks the start of the Olympic qualification for Tokyo 2020. Competition in Egypt...
Kitty Chiller AM honoured for services to sport on Australia Day
Leading sporting administrator and Olympian, Kitty Chiller has been appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) during Australia Day celebrations for her significant services to sport. Kitty Chiller AM is being honoured for her work in...
Espositos training at the AIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvdDp23zNYM Chloe and Max Esposito were training at the AIS for 5 weeks over the summer to prepare for the coming competition season. The AIS altitude house is one of the world's best altitude simulation facilities and our two...
Modern Pentathlon shows International Athletics the way
Modern Pentathlon has made many changes to competition formats over the last several years to improve accessibility and interest for spectators. Now the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is following our lead. Concluding races in the decathlon...
Youth Olympic Games in Pictures
Youngsters showing promise at Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires
Australians Nikita Mawhirt and Keaan Van Venrooij have completed their competition program at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires placing 22nd and 24th overall respectively. Supported by family and friends who had made the trek to the Argentinian capital, the...
Youth Olympians training with the best prior to Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES 2018: If anyone is qualified to provide advice to our Buenos Aires 2018 Modern Pentathletes, it’s Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Chloe Esposito. As an IOC Young Change Maker, 27-year-old Esposito joined the Team in Argentina to act as a mentor for the...
Cooke and Prokopenko claim world titles
The UIPM World Pentathlon Championships were held in Mexico on 6 September 2018. Jamie Cooke of Great Britain prevailed in one of the most dramatic Modern Pentathlon races of all time to claim Men’s Individual gold at the...
World Cup Final win for Esposito in Kazakhstan
World Cup Final win - Kazakhstan View this post on Instagram What a season this is turning out to be!! World Cup Series Final CHAMPION! 🥇🇦🇺 On such a high and can’t take the smile of my face 😁 Congratulations to all the women in the field. It really...
Golden Esposito creates more history
Olympic champion Chloe Esposito created more history when she Australia’s first ever Modern Pentathlon World Cup gold medallist, on the weekend in Budapest, Hungary.
Chloe Esposito back home training in Sydney after historic Rio win
Chloe Esposito claimed the gold medal in the Women's Modern Pentathlon at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Trans World Sport travelled to Sydney, Australia to meet up with Chloe and family.
What is the Laser-Run City Tour?
The UIPM developed the Laser Run in 2015 and is the newest sport in the pentathlon family. It consists of the run and shooting only, and is run similarly to the pentathlon combined event. Athletes of all ages from 8 to 80...
Historic golden win by Chloe Esposito
Max seventh on pentathlon Olympic debut
Australia’s fantastic family run in modern pentathlon at the Rio Olympic Games has continued with Max Esposito finishing seventh in the men’s final on Saturday, 24 hours after his older sister Chloe won gold in the women’s event.
Esposito storms home for pentathlon gold
Chloe Esposito stormed past her rivals in the final event of the modern pentathlon to win gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She became Australia’s first Olympic medallist in the sport and set a new Olympic record in the process.
Chloe and Max arrived and ready for Rio
For the Esposito family it's all hands on deck as brother and sister duo Max and Chloe Esposito compete in the men's and women's modern pentathlon. Their coach and father Daniel is an Olympian (Los Angeles, 1984) and the...
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