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2021 Australian Championships: Riding Expression of Interest
The expression of interest is NOW OPEN for those who wish to compete in the Australian Modern Pentathlon Championships, March 27-28 2021. To register your interest, please complete the online form HERE. For more information about the event,...
PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES: UIPM CONDUCTS STAKEHOLDERS COMMUNICATIONS AROUND NEW MODERN PENTATHLON FORMAT
UIPM Official Communication via UIPM Video conference for National Federations follows sessions with athletes and coachesPresident Schormann stresses importance of unity ahead of IOC decision1st Vice-President Samaranch praises ‘pioneering, innovative’ approach...
MPA Announces 2021 Australian National Championships in Melbourne
After a year filled with adversity, Modern Pentathlon Australia is excited to announce that the Australian National Championships will return to Melbourne in March 2021. Working closely with the state sporting organisation, the National Championships will see...
Nikita Mawhirt named as 2021 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship Holder
via Sport Australia Hall of Fame Twenty-six additional Aussie athletes to benefit from financial support An additional 26 outstanding young athletes from across Australia will receive scholarships as part of this year’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship &...
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...
Meet our members: Kirsten Norden
Continuing with our 'Meet our Members' series, MPA is hoping to help bring the community together by highlighting some of our incredible people. As a small business owner, Kirsten Norden has experience in many different sports, first as a gymnast and then a...
UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Championships in Cancún (MEX) cancelled
via UIPM: MONACO: September 28, 2020 – The Executive Board of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has voted to cancel the UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Championships in Cancun (MEX). This would have been the first UIPM competition to take place since...
Meet our members: Ashlee Uren
With our talented members spread all over the country, MPA is hoping to help bring the community together by highlighting some of our incredible people. Starting in the Australian Capital Territory, Ashlee Uren is a lawyer by day but outside of business hours is a...
MPA Endorses New AIS Position Statement on Disorder Eating in High Performance Sport
Following months of consultation with stakeholders across the country, the Australian Institute of Sport announced its position statement for national sporting organisations to assist with the on-going development and care of their athletes. Today, Modern Pentathlon...
Modern Pentathlon Australia appoints Bernhard Petruschinski as Pathways Consultant Coach
Modern Pentathlon Australia (MPA) is excited to announce the appointment of Bernhard Petruschinski as Pathways Consultant Coach. With more than 30 years’ experience training high performance Modern Pentathlon athletes, Petruschinski has been involved in the sport...
Vale Ernest Fontaine
The Australian Pentathlon family is deeply saddened by the passing of Ernest Fontaine. Modern Pentathlon Australia and Modern Pentathlon Victoria, pass on our sincere condolences to all of Ernie’s family and friends – on behalf of our sporting community. “Ernie...
UIPM postpones 2020 Congress and cancels 2020 Youth World Champs
71st UIPM Congress to take place in 2021; discussions ongoing with host city Xiamen (CHN)UIPM 2021 Pentathlon Junior World Championships in Alexandria (EGY) moved forward to MarchUIPM 2021 Youth World Championships (U19/U17) also fast-tracked via UIPM Media Release...
MPA secures performance solutions grant
Following months of hard work, Modern Pentathlon Australia (MPA) is thrilled to announce that new grant funding has been secured to develop new and improved athlete pathways.Focused heavily on developing athlete categorisation and engagement with the national...
Sport Australia releases Return to Sport ToolKit
Via the Australian Institute of Sport Sport Australia has developed a Return to Sport Toolkit that includes a suite of resources to help sporting organisations get ready to recommence training, competitions and programs in a safe, responsible and low risk...
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: UIPM releases dates for qualification competitions in 2021
The road to Tokyo for the Olympic Games in 2021 is now fully mapped out for modern pentathletes after UIPM published dates for the remaining qualification competitions. After the COVID-19 Coronavirus forced its postponement, the Tokyo 2020 Games will take...
New Qualification system for Modern Pentathlon at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games published
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) has published a revised qualification system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 after its proposals were ratified by the International Olympic Committee. The new system sets out a clear pathway for...
UIPM Statement on new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021
UIPM has welcomed the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to reschedule the Games of the XXXII Olympiad for July 23 to August 8, 2021. Today’s announcement means the UIPM Executive Board (EB) can now meet via...
UIPM Pentathlon World Cup season postponed until May due to COVID-19
The remainder of the UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Cup season has been postponed until May due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Lanskey and Mawhirt create history at Nationals
Two teenagers have claimed the senior titles at the 2020 Modern Pentathlon Championships in Brisbane.
Chiller recognised by IOC for gender equality in sport
Kitty Chiller AM has been awarded the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Women and Sport Award for Oceania.
Lanskey and Watt looking to defend national titles
The 2020 Australian Modern Pentathlon Championships will be held in Brisbane on Sunday, with teenage stars Rhys Lanskey and Tully Watt aiming to defend their national open titles.
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.
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.
Fernon secures Olympic comeback with selection for Tokyo 2020
Edward Fernon has been selected to the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Team, after making his Olympic debut in 2012.
Every-Hall appointed as the new Pathways and High Performance Manager
Olympian Hannah Every-Hall will be joining Modern Pentathlon Australia as the Pathways and High Performance Manager – a new role funded by the AIS.
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.
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