Hi, Asking again for an update regarding Nationals, as I’m sure a lot of people like myself would like to finalize traveling plans during the upcoming holiday season.

KAUNAS, LITHUANIA: August 29, 2025 – The Executive Board (EB) of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) met on August 27-28 and made a wide-ranging series of decisions relating to the future of UIPM Sports. Many of the decisions focused on the awarding of competitions and events, with dates confirmed for 2026 and the majority of the 2027-28 calendar allocated to hosts, giving National Federations and athletes a clear roadmap to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The flagship UIPM Pentathlon World Championships, which is currently taking place in the Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas (Lithuania), will return to Budapest (Hungary) in 2027 and Cairo (Egypt) in 2028. The UIPM Pentathlon World Cup circuit will return to the United States in 2027, with West Hollywood in Los Angeles hosting one of the four regular-season rounds. The same municipality – home to the city’s famous Sunset Strip – will also host the global Pentathlon community during UIPM 2028 Congress. Development in Asia, meanwhile, continues at pace with India, Indonesia and Kuwait earning competition hosting rights at the end of the meeting when a record number of bids were evaluated. The EB agreed to determine the destination of the next two UIPM Congresses. The non-electoral 2026 Congress will be open to online delegates, held out of Monaco, while the electoral UIPM 2028 Congress will take place in West Hollywood, United States. Looking to next season, the EB awarded the UIPM 2026 Masters World Championships to Cape Town, South Africa, and confirmed that the Pentathlon World Cup season will start in Cairo (EGY) on 8 April, followed by rounds in Pazardzhik (BUL) in May and Budapest (HUN) in June – with the Hungarian capital also hosting the Pentathlon World Cup Final in the first week of July. All 2026 dates will be added to the events calendar in the coming days.

Does anyone have any recs for laser pistols? I was able to find a list of approved products on the UIPM website but wanted to see if anyone had any first hand experience with brands/products they’ve liked.

Hey yall! I’m Mary-Kate. I live in Charlotte NC! My background is in acrobatic sports - gymnastics & all star cheer in HS, cheerleader in college (go Pokes!), and I’ve continued to do acrobatic sports post graduation - yay springboard diving! Recently I’ve gotten into fencing and always had fun with Ninja courses so I now I’m training for Pentathlon! If anyone’s in the Charlotte area and ever wants to train, hit me up!

brb putting July 15, 2028 at 9am on my calendar.