National Level Athletes, For those National Level Athletes looking to compete at international events, the application for WC Bulgaria & Hungary discretion spot is on the USAPM website. https://www.usapentathlon.org/ Athlete Resources->Selection Procedures->2026 WC Discretionary Application It is also in the Skool Classroom: Selection Criteria Please review the selection criteria before applying: https://www.usapentathlon.org/selection-procedures/2026-senior-athlete-selection-criteria The WC Bulgaria invitation has been posted on UIPM website: https://www.uipmworld.org/sites/default/files/invitation_letter_uipm_2026wc_bulgaria_final.pdf The WC Hungary invitation has been posted on UIPM website: https://www.uipmworld.org/sites/default/files/invitation_letter_wc_budapest_2026.pdf *According to the selection criteria, for those in the top 4 of the men/women national ranking list and wish to go to Bulgaria & Hungary, send me an email of your intention to compete. [email protected] Deadlines for the WC applications: Deadline for World Cup Bulgaria & Hungary applications: 1 Apr *Any applications received after 1 Apr may not be accepted If selected, athletes will be billed for all event costs and there may be a deposit required prior to event registration. ***USAPM will be sending a coach to WC Bulgaria & Hungary

Where should we go about ordering uniforms? I saw the 2025 order link but do we have an update for 2026?

Hi everyone! If you haven't heard, Jim Gregory is now serving as the Sport Manager for Modern Pentathlon with LA28, the Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. As preparations for the Games begin, we’re working to identify members of the modern pentathlon community who may be interested in helping deliver the competition as judges and discipline directors. To make the event successful, we’ll need strong support from across our community – especially from retired athletes who truly understand the sport. Across all four disciplines, we expect to need more than 100 judges: - Fencing - Obstacle - Swimming - Laser Run Our immediate priority is identifying potential Discipline Directors, which require Level 3 judge certification, though we will also need Level 2 and Level 1 judges as we build out the full team. LA28 will cover travel and lodging for all judges during the Games. For those interested in pursuing Discipline Director roles, the general pathway will include: - Completing an online judge certification course - Serving at the U.S. National Championships in Charlotte (June 26–27, 2026) - Serving at a World Cup event in the Los Angeles area in 2027 - Potential selection to serve at the LA28 Olympic Games If this is something you’d like to learn more about, please send me a direct message rather than replying in the thread – just to avoid pinging everyone. I also know I’m missing some key former athletes – those who came along after I “retired” in 2000 and I never had the chance to connect with on Facebook. Please feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested. I’d love to reconnect and have our community help bring modern pentathlon to the Olympic stage here in the United States. It’s an incredible opportunity to showcase our sport and set it on a path for future growth! Application form here: LA28 Modern Pentathlon NTO & SSV Application – Fill out form Jim Gregory

The UIPM's official Yearbook is an excellent synopsis of the season, from new developments in the sport to event recaps you can read all about this incredible sport here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modern Pentathlon did not just change its format; it changed its stage. The season became defined by an indoor evolution that brought the sport closer to an arena product: compact, controllable, high-energy and designed to enhance the experience for spectators, broadcasters and athletes. The key enabler was the full integration of Obstacle alongside Direct Elimination Fencing, disciplines that can be built and presented with theatre-like precision inside major venues. This shift aligned closely with UIPM’s strategic focus on entertainment value and youth appeal, allowing competitions to move into modern indoor arenas where lighting, sound and presentation could be fully controlled. Future Pentathlon isn’t a one-dimensional indoor concept. It is three-dimensional. It is outdoors, it is indoors and it is iconic — the sport can now be staged in vast stadia, in compact basketball- style arenas and on the ground in front of world- famous landmarks. Anything, anywhere, is possible. Kaunas became the defining proof point of the 2025 season. Staged at Žalgiris Arena, the UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Championships delivered a single-venue spectacle that reimagined how the sport could be experienced live. The Lithuanian organisers built on the blueprint of their Hungarian counterparts, who had already broken the mould with a captivating indoor UIPM Pentathlon World Cup Budapest. Attached is the full yearbook.

Olympian Tom Lough who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics in the sport of Pentathlon demonstrates the Laser Run- you have to watch and check out his incredible Go For the Five song he wrote and sang himself!! Way to go Tom! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kkFBCbZw9c