A first version of the test calendar was presented by LA28, at exactly three years since the opening of the Olympic Games. We learn in particular that the first discipline to award medals will be the triathlon, on day 1, in Venice Beach. The modern pentathlon will return to its traditional place in the first week, from the start of the Olympic Games, from July 15 to 18. And that's no small thing for Rob Stull, president of the International Modern Pentathlon Union, who sees more opportunities for his sport with this new programming.
« This ad is great news for fans pentathlon, he explains. When Baron Pierre de Coubertin introduced his newly created modern pentathlon to the world in 1912, the event took place just as the Stockholm Olympics began, demonstrating the importance of the initiative for both the baron and the IOC. In Atlanta in 1996, we lost this importance and the pentathlon was pushed further and further back in the calendar, to ultimately compete with many other major events in the final days of each Games. »
« My Olympic experience as an athlete took place in the last three Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992) where the modern pentathlon was placed at the beginning of the Games, and I must say that it was a huge emotion to be able to attend the opening ceremony andenter the competition directly the next day, knowing that a large portion of viewers around the world would be interested in the event, continues the American. One of the first things people will see when they watch the LA28 Olympics on July 15 is our new knockout fencing format, followed immediately by our Ninja-style obstacle course. » Two new features on which the UIPM is banking heavily on to gain visibility. The events will take place between 9am and 13:30pm in Los Angeles, which corresponds to a slot from 18 p.m. to 22:30 p.m. in Central Europe, where modern pentathlon is best established.
