There are so many great ways to build up to a full Modern Pentathlon or for modern pentathletes to get competition practice for certain elements of the sport with the exciting sub-sports.
Modern Pentathlon is seen as the highest point of the sport that athletes work towards. The competition consists of the five disciplines of swimming, fencing, riding and the combined event of running and shooting.
Tetrathlon is the last step before being able to compete fully in modern pentathlon. The Tetrathlon consists of 4 of the 5 sports – swimming, fencing, running and shooting. The Tetrathlon is the event that young pentathletes compete in.
Pony Club Tetrathlon is another pathway to modern pentathlon. Pony Club Tetrathlon consists of riding, swimming, running and shooting. The Tetrathlon aims to allow Pony Club riders to combine athletic events with their passion for riding.
Triathle is a development initiative by UIPM where athletes compete in a shoot-swim-run competition.
UIPM Biathle is a development sport of Modern Pentathlon invented to create opportunities to train Running and Swimming parts of Pentathlon in race conditions. Biathle is an event that involves the following sequence: Run-Swim-Run
Laser Run combines Running and Shooting in fast-paced and dynamic races including four rounds of laser pistol shooting from 3 to 10 meters distance and four times run from 300m to 600m. Athletes have to hit in the green on a target 5 times before they can run.