Hangzhou Asian Games UIPM ANNOUNCES FIVE QUOTA PLACES FOR PARIS 2024

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has allocated five quota places per gender for Paris 2024 at Hangzhou. The 19th Asian Games will be part of the worldwide qualifying process for the next Olympic Games, where 72 modern pentathlon athletes (36 women and 36 men) will compete.

The top five athletes in the women’s and men’s events at Hangzhou will earn a quota place for Paris 2024, with no more than one place for each National Olympic Committee, followed by the next highest-placed competitors.

UIPM released the competition dates for 2023 last December as modern pentathlon begins another Olympic qualification journey.

While the sport is undergoing a long-term transition with the adoption of obstacle, most senior athletes remain focused on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will be the last to include riding.

In 2023 there will be additional opportunities for athletes to earn points towards the UIPM Olympic Pentathlon World Ranking List, including the Open Cup of Central Asia/Open Championship of Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek from June 14-18.

The modern pentathlon competition at the 19th Asian Games will take place at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre. There will be three days of preliminary rounds from September 20-22, and the four gold medals will be decided on September 24 – the day after the opening ceremony.