UIPM 2026 Pentathlon U17 World Championships: Germany strike first in Men’s Relay
The first gold medal of the UIPM 2026 Pentathlon U17 World Championships went to Germany, with Valentin Rovinolo and Luis Thieke winning the Men’s Relay in Kaunas (LTU).
The German duo claimed the world title with a 5sec margin of victory over Italy, who had a bigger cushion ahead of bronze medallists Korea.
Every discipline was won by a different nation, with Kazakhstan scoring highest in Fencing with 16V/10D, before the Germans claimed the honours in Obstacle Racing but only by a thin margin from Lithuania and Hungary in a combined time of 46.87sec.
Swimming was dominated by Poland, who timed 50.94sec, and the best Laser Run performance came from the silver medallists, with Tommaso Tuccimei (ITA) and Riccardo Spagnolini (ITA) scorching the course in 8min 03.90sec. The overall quality of Hyunkyu Shin and Dongwon Kim saw bronze go to Korea as they held off the challenge of Egypt and Ukraine.
- UIPM 2026 Pentathlon Junior & U17 World Championships: All You Need to Know
- Competition results
- Photography via Flickr
Watch and follow
The UIPM 2026 Pentathlon Junior & U17 World Championships take place from July 23-29, with livestream of the Junior Semi-finals and Finals available to watch free on YouTube based on the following schedule (TV times listed in Central European Summer Time):
Friday July 24
- U17 Women’s Relay
- Junior Men’s Qualification
Saturday July 25
- U17 Men’s Qualification
- Junior Women’s Semi-finals
- Semi-final A (09:00)
- Semi-final B (15:00)
Sunday July 26
- U17 Women’s Qualification
- Junior Men’s Semi-finals
- Semi-final A (09:00)
- Semi-final B (15:00)
Monday July 27
- U17 Men’s Final
- Junior Finals
- Women’s Final (09:00)
- Men’s Final (14:00)
Tuesday July 28
- U17 Women’s Final
- Junior Women’s Relay & Men’s Relay
Wednesday July 29
- U17 Mixed Relay
- Junior Mixed Relay
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