Hi Mollie, fence as often as you can and enter as many local competitions as possible, fighting superior fencers is a great way to learn quickly. And for the shooting get a good gun and you are halfway there! Luckily, the type of shooting in MP is a Dynamic form so much easier to train independently if you don't have access to a coach.

Hi Leah, the simplest way to get into Modern Pentathlon without massive outlay is to look at competing in the 5 elements separately, so finding Laser Run competitions that he can enter ( as Kevin said, in Europe most events offer rental equipment for this exact reason and i would guess the US guys would to ) swimming is different as it is a 100m sprint so you can cover this in his normal training, OCR is what it is and you can get a great appreciating of the MP version by looking on Instagram like ours at Pentashot UK and other UIPM channels. Doing Biathlons, Biathles, Triathlons and Triathles will also prepare him for the hectic transitions which make MP such an exciting sport to do. The mistake a lot of people make is trying to start with MP when actually it is best to do the others first. I hope that makes sense and is a help./

UIPM do not typically air the qualifiers at these competitions, airtime starts in the semis. We attend most of these competitions and often provide Live streaming and reels of the OCR segment and then the final Laser Runs time permitting. You can join live on Instagram by searching Pentashot UK or catch up on the action with the Reels we save after each event. We streamed the ladies qualifiers yesterday and will continue to do so for the men today ( 10th June 2026 ) and you are welcome to watch, especially if you are new to Pentathlon and want to see what all the fuss is about.

Did very well to be fair, strong GB line-up and the 3 German athletes were really up for it! I saw some of his fencing and the Laser Run, good preparation for Cairo!