About

Modern Pentathlon Australia is the recognised governing body in Australia for the Olympic sport of modern pentathlon.  We are recognised as such by the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), as well as our international federation, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).  UIPM is also the only recognised governing body of Obstacle sport in the Olympic movement.

MPA is also the governing body in Australia for all other sports in the UIPM 'Sports Pyramid', including:

• laser run (run + shoot)
• obstacle laser run (obstacle + run + shoot)
• biathle (swim + run)
• triathle (swim + run + shoot)

MPA offers athletes a pathway to compete for Australia in multiple UIPM World Championships: