2008 UIPM CONGRESS
21-23 November, La Antigua GUATEMALA
The Guatemalan Modern Pentathlon Association are currently hosting the Congress in beautiful La Antigua at the Casa Santo Domingo Hotel and Museum. Visit the UIPM Congress page here to stay up-to-date.
The Member Federations convened to take a number of serious considerations for the sport, namely the proposed adoption of the combined format (shoot/run). A motion was put to the Congress with the members deciding to accept the combined event with a two-third majority. The combined event will be the new competition format for modern pentathlon as at 1 January 2009.
Earlier in the day the member federations also voted for the UIPM Executive Board and officals for the 2009-2012 term. The result of the elections are as follows:
President – Mr Klaus Schormann (GER)
Vice President – Mr Kui-Sung Choi (KOR), Mr John Helmick (USA), Mr Ivar Sisniega (MEX), Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch Jnr (ESP)
Treasurer – Mr Gyula Bretz (HUN)
Member for Sport – Mr Mauro Tirinnanzi (ITA)
Member for Marketing – Mr Janis Liepins (LAT)
Member for Media – Ms Pernille Svarre (DEN)
Member for Development – Mr Zhang Bin (CHN)
Honorary Auditors – Mr Alexander Peirits (AUT), Mr Helio Mireilles (BRA)
Technical Committee – Walid Sayed (EGY), José Santos (POR), Dong-kook Chung (KOR), Endre Kovats (ESP), Ivan Popov (BUL), Janusz Peciak (USA), Carlo Passiatore (ITA), Vladimir Miller (SVK), Berhard Petrushinski (GER), Peter Hart (GBR)
Medical Committee – Fabio Pigozzi (ITA), Joseph Cummiskey (USA), Natalia Ofitserova (BLR), Eduardo De Rose (BRA)
Finance Commission – Stefano Giommoni (ITA), Vaho Iagorashvili (USA)
Marketing Commission – Tamas Varga (HUN), Malishev Viacheslav (GEO)
Media & Information Commission – Vladimir Kuleshov (RUS), Erik Lakomaa (SWE)