Ireland’s Sive Brassil has boosted her chances of qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by finishing an impressive 16th in the women’s final at UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo. The 26-year-old gained vital points in the Olympic qualification ranking list with an impressive performance in a highly-competitive field in the Egyptian capital. Brassil […]
Ireland’s Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe made a solid start to his season at UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo after qualifying for the men’s final in 13th position overall. Lanigan-O’Keeffe (28) finished third in his qualification group with 1,155 points, only seven points behind the overall top scorer, Aleix Heredia Vives of Spain. The two-time Olympian from […]
Ireland’s Sive Brassil made a confident start to her season at UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Cup Cairo after qualifying for the women’s final with the third-highest score. The 26-year-old finished 2nd in her qualification group with 1,032 points, guaranteeing her participation in Friday’s final where she will be joined by Natalya Coyle, who was ninth […]
Irish pentathlon star Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe steps up his bid to qualify for a third Olympic Games with the confidence of knowing he is in the best shape of his life. The Kilkenny athlete (28) spent part of the off-season on an intensive altitude training camp in Iten, Kenya. This week he is in Egypt […]
Many congrats to all who competed in this years New Year Epee. The prize winners for each category are listed below. Junior Girls Megan Piao 2nd Aisling Mellon Whelan Junior Boys 1st Simon Barrett 2nd Caolan Costello 3rd Christopher O’Brien Senior Women 1st Inga Gorceva 2nd Kate Barrett Senior Men 1st Tom O’Brien […]
Pentathlon Ireland is pleased to inform its membership that Tom O’Brien will be taking up the position of Development Coach with immediate effect. Tom is an accomplished Pentathlete who has competed with distinction in international pentathlon, fencing and laser/run championships. His initial brief will include working with Radu Andrei, who is returning to his […]
– Meath pentathlete secures place at third Olympics with 14secs to spare – Eighth-place finish in European Championship women’s final for 28-year-old – Team-mate Brassil finishes 16th as Lanigan-O’Keeffe announces season is over Natalya Coyle is heading to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after accomplishing her mission at the European Modern Pentathlon Championships in […]
