🏛️Official — UIPM
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Recorded May 13, 2026
Foundational federation milestone — UIPM was founded at the 1948 London Olympics, taking independent rule-making authority for modern pentathlon from the IOC, which had administered the sport directly until 1948. Tor Wibom was elected the first UIPM president. Every modern UIPM rule on contest format, competition discipline structure (fencing, swimming, equestrian, shooting, running), women's pentathlon eligibility, and Olympic participation descends from the rule-making mandate established at this 1948 founding. Across more than 75 years of governance, UIPM has remained the continuously-operating international authority for modern pentathlon.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Federation-side milestone for women's modern pentathlon inclusion in the Olympic Games. In 1998, the UIPM received IOC approval for women to compete in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, securing the first Olympic women's modern pentathlon competition. The Sydney 2000 event featured 24 men and 24 women in individual competition — and, per UIPM's record, became the first Olympic pentathlon edition to play to 96%-sold-out venues. The 1998 approval cemented women's competitive parity within UIPM's Olympic-program rule-making.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Most consequential modern competition-format rule reform for UIPM. In 2008, the UIPM Congress passed a motion to combine the shooting and running disciplines of the modern pentathlon — previously held as sequential, separate events — into the modern "laser-run" finale, in which athletes alternate between target shooting and running laps to the finish. The 2008 rule change shortened the pentathlon's final stage, made the outcome more spectator-friendly, and introduced laser-target shooting (replacing live-fire pistol shooting) for safety and venue practicality. Every UIPM-sanctioned modern pentathlon event since 2008 has used the laser-run combined format.
Recorded May 10, 2026
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7.2 Swimming Violations
May 23, 20266.5 Laser Run (Overall Result)
May 23, 20265.4 Laser Run — Combined Running and Shooting
May 23, 20265.3 Obstacle Course (2028+)
May 23, 20264.1 Competitors
May 23, 2026Section 4: Players & Officials
May 23, 20263.4 Laser Run Course
May 23, 20263.3 Obstacle Course Venue (2028+)
May 23, 20262.5 Obstacle Course Equipment (2028+)
May 23, 20262.1 Fencing Equipment
May 23, 2026Section 2: Equipment
May 23, 20268.5 General Medical Provisions
May 23, 20268.4 Obstacle Course Safety (2028+)
May 23, 20268.3 Laser Pistol Safety
May 23, 20268.2 Swimming Safety
May 23, 20268.1 Fencing Safety
May 23, 2026Section 8: Safety Considerations
May 23, 20267.4 General Violations
May 23, 20267.3 Laser Run Violations
May 23, 20267.1 Fencing Violations
May 23, 2026Section 7: Violations & Penalties
May 23, 20266.6 Tiebreaking
May 23, 20266.4 Obstacle Course Points (2028+)
May 23, 20266.3 Swimming Points
May 23, 20266.2 Fencing Points
May 23, 20265.2 Swimming — 200 m Freestyle
May 23, 20265.1 Fencing — Ranking Round
May 23, 20264.3 Competition Management
May 23, 20264.2 Officials by Discipline
May 23, 20263.2 Swimming Venue
May 23, 20263.1 Fencing Venue
May 23, 20262.4 Running Equipment
May 23, 20262.3 Laser Pistol and Shooting Equipment
May 23, 20262.2 Swimming Equipment
May 23, 20265.5 Competition Day Schedule
May 23, 2026Section 5: Rules of Play
May 23, 2026Section 6: Scoring
Mar 22, 2026Section 3: Playing Area
Mar 22, 2026