The final of the World Cup UIPM - 2018 on modern pentathlon.

19.06.2018

The event is timed to the 20th anniversary of the capital, Kazinform reports. From 21 to 24 June fencers will compete for the trophy on the basis of the cycling track "Saryarka", the swimming pool of the sports complex "Barys Arena" will host the swimmers, at the racetrack "Kazanat" - professionals riding and laser (running combined with shooting) will show their skills.

The strongest sportsmen, included in the international rating of 36 strongest men and 36 strongest among women, were selected for the World Cup final. The arrival of foreign guests from more than 25 countries is planned.

Currently, the members of the modern Kazakhstan pentathlon team have a gold medal in the Asian pentathlon championship, a silver medal at the World Junior Championships, the bronze of the UIPM World Cup finals, and the silver of the Asian Championships. During the sovereign Kazakhstan, the members of the national pentathlon national team repeatedly became winners and prizewinners of elite international competitions: the gold medal in the 1982 World Championship team competition in Rome (Italy), the 1996 World Championships gold medal in Rome (Italy). The most important achievement of the modern pentathlon of Kazakhstan is the gold medal of Alexander Parygin at the Olympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta.

Modern pentathlon is the only species developed specifically for the Olympic program by the founder of the modern Olympic Games Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Since 1912, on the initiative of P. de Coubertin, he developed a complex of officer pentathlon included in the program of the Olympics. Modern pentathlon is a sports all-around consisting of 5 disciplines: fencing on swords, swimming, equestrian sport - jumping (overcoming obstacles), laseran (running, combined with shooting from a laser pistol).

Source: www.24.kz.

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