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The discipline requires a variety of obstacles to be cleared, involving both upper and lower limbs in pursuit of optimum performance.
Biathle is a sub-sport of Modern Pentathlon, invented to create opportunities to train running, swimming and running in real race, continuous conditions. The running segments go from 200m to 800m and the swimming legs are between 50 and 200m long. The swimming leg can be organized in all kinds of sceneries like ocean, sea, lake or river and can be run on all surfaces including sand, asphalt, concrete, pavement and more.
Facts
- Has its own World Championships, since 1999.
- Approximately 800 athletes have competed at each edition of the championships, representing some 50 countries.
- Not an Olympic Sport.
Triathle is a sub-sport of Modern Pentathlon and involving three disciplines of running, shooting and swimming. Like biathle, the event is run in continuous conditions. The sequence of the competition is the pack start, which is up to 25m from the shooting station, then shooting five targets in a 50-second period, swimming between 25 to 50m and then running between 200 to 800m. This sequence can be repeated according to the age group. The venue is usually outdoor on grass or dirt and the swimming is normally in a pool or open water.
This is not to be confused with Triathlon.
Facts
- Made it's debut on the international stage at the UIPM Biathle/Triathle World Championships 2013 in Cyprus.
- Not an Olympic Sport.
Para-Pentathlon is a developing program within USA Pentathlon. The goal is to make Modern Pentathlon (and sub-sports) accessible to all, regardless disability. Para-athletes are currently able to take part in Laser Run (shooting, running), Biathle (swimming & running), and Triathle (shooting, swimming, running). Tetrathlon (fencing, swimming, shooting, running) is an event that will be offered in the near future.
The International Federation (UIPM) has the ability to classify para-athletes in order to compete at international competitions. In November 2023 the UIPM 2023 Biathle-Triathle World Championships were held in Bali, Indonesia with para athletes attending for the first time. There was one heat with a mix of classification classes for both Biathle and Triathle.
UIPM 2025 Biathle/Triathle Competition Rules
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