Pathway Sports

Pathway Sports - Exciting Variations of Modern Pentathlon

There are so many great ways to build up to a full Modern Pentathlon or for modern pentathletes to get competition practice for certain elements of the sport with the exciting sub-sports.

UIPM Modern Pentathlon

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Modern Pentathlon is seen as the highest point of the sport that athletes work towards. The competition consists of the five disciplines of swimming, fencing, obstacle and the combined event of running and shooting.

UIPM Tetrathlon

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Tetrathlon is the last step before being able to compete fully in modern pentathlon. The Tetrathlon consists of 4 of the 5 sports – swimming, fencing, running and shooting. The Tetrathlon is the event that young pentathletes compete in.

Obstacle Laser Run

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Introduced as a UIPM University sport, obstacle laser run gives athletes of all ages a transition event towards Modern Pentathlon, athletes complete the obstacle followed by laser run with handicap start based on scores as in pentathlon.

Triathle

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Triathle is a development initiative by UIPM where athletes compete in a shoot-run-swim-run continuous competition introduced as a beach or open water sport though can be adapted for a pool event.

Obstacle Biathle

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UIPM Obstacle Biathle introduced as a beach sport, especially for young athletes coming across from ‘nippers’ or triathlon. It involves run, swim and obstacle racing.

Biathle

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UIPM Biathle is a development sport of Modern Pentathlon invented to create opportunities to train Running and Swimming parts of Pentathlon in race conditions. Biathle is an event that involves the following sequence: Run-Swim-Run

Laser Run

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Laser Run combines Running and Shooting in fast-paced and dynamic races including 3-5 rounds of laser pistol shooting from 5 to 10 meters distance and 3-5 times run from 300m to 600m. Athletes have to hit in the green on a target 5 times before they can run.