TWO athletes booked their place at next year’s Olympics after taking gold in the UPIM Modern Pentathlon World Cup at the weekend.
Robert Kasza, 25, of Hungary won the men’s event on Saturday with Great Britain’s Nick Woodbridge also on the podium for a bronze medal. Britain’s Jamie Cooke, cheered on by his vocal supporters in the stands, came ninth after having smashed the world record for pentathlon swimming earlier in the day.
25-year-old Lena Schoneborn from Germany, currently World number one, was first across on the finishing line yesterday afternoon in the women’s event. Great Britain’s Mhairi Spence, Heather Fell and Freyja Prentice finished fifth, seventh and twelfth respectively.
The Modern Pentathlon, which was held as part of the London Prepares series of Olympic test events, sees competitors take on swimming, fencing, horse riding, pistol shooting and running.
The swimming and fencing stages of the World Cup were held at Crystal Palace with athletes moving across to Greenwich Park for the final phase.
See more pictures from the men’s and women’s Modern Pentathlon.