Gold medal for Pentathlon GB athletes at Under Seventeen’s World Championships in Egypt

The future is looking positive for modern pentathlon after a successful Under Seventeen’s World Championships in Egypt saw Great Britain come out on top of 14 nations with an impressive Mixed Relay Gold medal on the final day of the competition on 16^th July 2023.

 

This was the first time UIPM (The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) U17 World Championships included a full pentathlon, including fencing and the new obstacle race, as well as swimming and laser run.

 

Trafford Wilson, CEO, Pentathlon GB says: “We are extremely proud of our young athletes and their results speak for themselves. We were impressed at how our under seventeen athletes embraced the introduction of the obstacle race component; which we will look to build on as we prepare for junior international events into the future.”

 

The U17’s gold medal follows the success of Pentathlon GB’s elite athletes at the European Games earlier this month, where the Pentathlon GB team emerged with a string of medals and two Paris Olympic Games 2024 places.

 

Olympic and World Pentathlon Champion, Joe Choong, who secured a silver medal at the European Games as well as his place for the Paris Olympic Games, says: “It’s fantastic to see our young athletes grabbing a gold medal at the U17 World Championships.  Congratulations, it’s a great result!  Enjoy this moment, keep going and make the most of the training opportunities.”

 

Wilson continues: “Our sights are firmly set on the future, with the World Championships around the corner in August being held in Bath, UK, where athletes will have another chance to win international medals and earn further Paris 2024 qualification places.”

 

The World Championships in August 2023 is the first time Great Britain has hosted the event since 2009.  The sporting event will be contested in the new 90-minute format, which gives people the opportunity watch athletes compete in five different sporting disciplines from one seat, including fencing, horse-riding and laser run live from an outdoor arena at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, while the swimming section – taking place at the University of Bath’s Olympic-sized pool – will be broadcast via a large video screen in the stadium.