Modern Pentathlon offers the ultimate test of an athlete’s fitness, courage and skill. Combining five traditional disciplines in a one day competition, Modern pentathlon has been called a "true Olympic sport" as it best conveys the ideals of Olympism. It has been a core sport at the Olympic Games since 1912.
Modern Tetrathlon (four events) is usually Modern Pentathlon without the horse riding.
Modern Tetrathlon (four events) is usually Modern Pentathlon without the horse riding.
Modern Triathle consists of the combination of any 3 sports in pentathlon, commonly swimming with combined running and shooting. The shooting element uses laser air pistol with Precision or Hit & Miss target systems. It consists of a series of hitting 5 targets followed by running, and the sequence is repeated a number of times.
Modern Biathle consists of the combination of running and swimming. The race length is usually 200 m swim and 3.2 km run, which is shorter than aquathlon.
Laser-Run is the latest programmed introduced by UIPM. Athletes of all ages can participate and the event can be staged on beaches, in cities and in the countryside.
Laser-Run combines Running and Shooting in fast-paced and dynamic races including four rounds of laser pistol shooting from 10 meters distance and four times 800 meters run. Athletes have to hit a target 5 times before they can run. The total number of hits is 20 and total running distance is 3,200 meters.