The UIPM 2024 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships will begin on Thursday.
More than 700 aspiring world champions from 52 nations across six continents will congregate at the Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Centre to compete in the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships over the next 10 days. It begins on Thursday.
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UIPM’s flagship competition is being held in Asia for the first time since 2013 when it was hosted by Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei. As a result, Asian representation is at an all-time high with participants from 14 nations across the continent – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Singapore and Uzbekistan.
Athletes age nine and under will compete in the youngest Laser Run category, while Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions Kate French and Joseph Choong of Great Britain lead the charge of elite athletes in the Modern Pentathlon. They will be aiming to prove their form in the run-up to Paris 2024, with challenges expected from nations such as Egypt and Hungary that have been dominant this season.
Hungary was the only nation to win two Women’s Individual Finals in the UIPM 2024 Pentathlon World Cup. Egypt was the standout nation of the 2024 Pentathlon World Cup season on the men’s side, with a remarkable haul of nine medals shared between four athletes.
What time is the UIPM World Cup: China on?
The UIPM World Cup: China is at 2:30 a.m. ET.
What channel is the UIPM World Cup: China on?
The UIPM World Cup: China will air on the beIN SPORTS 5. You can watch it with a subscription to Fubo.
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