QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – Tokyo 2020

INTERNATIONAL MODERN PENTATHLON UNION (UIPM)
Modern Pentathlon
A. EVENTS (2)Men’s Event (1)Women’s Event (1)Individual Competition

Individual Competition

B. ATHLETES QUOTA

1. Total Quota for Modern Pentathlon:
Qualification Places

Host Country Places333366112MenWomenTotal

Tripartite Commission
Invitation Places
224Total
363672

2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC:
Quota per NOC
MenWomenTotal

224

3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places:
The quota place is allocated to the athlete by name. NOCs with more than two (2) qualified athletes have theauthority to decide which two (2) qualified athletes they will enter.

C. ATHLETES ELIGIBILITY

All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, including but not limited
to, Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors) and Rule 43 (World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Movement
Code on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions). Only those athletes who comply with the Olympic
Charter may participate in the Olympic Games.

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D. QUALIFICATION PATHWAYQUALIFICATION PLACESThe qualification competitions are listed in hierarchical order of qualification.
MEN / WOMEN
Number ofQuota Places
per Gender
120

Qualification Events
2019 UIPM World Cup Final – Tokyo (JPN)
One (1) quota place will be allocated to the highest placed athlete of the UIPM WorldCup Final
Should a Continental Championships take place before the UIPM World Cup Final, thequota place obtained at the World Cup Final takes precedent and the Continental
Championships quota place will be allocated to the highest placed athlete at therespective Continental Championships.
Continental Championships
20 quota places will be allocated to athletes achieving the following places at therespective Continental Championships to be held during the period 1 January 2019 to31 December 2019, as follows:
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Africa – 1 place
Asia – 5 highest places with a maximum of one (1) quota place per NOC
stOceania – 1 place
Pan America – 5 places with a maximum of one (1) quota place per NOC, inthe following order:− 2 highest places NORCECA− 2 highest places South America− 1st place Pan American
Europe - 8 highest places with a maximum of one (1) quota place per NOC

Should the athlete who obtained one (1) of the quota places through the Continental
Championships has already qualified via the 2019 UIPM World Cup Final or the 2019
UIPM World Championships, the quota place will be allocated to the next highest
placed athlete, not yet qualified, at the respective Continental Championship.
2019 UIPM World Championships
Three (3) quota places will be allocated to the three (3) highest placed athletes at the2019 UIPM World Championships unless previously qualified through the 2019 UIPMWorld Cup Final or Continental Championships in which case the quota place(s) willbe allocated to next highest ranked athlete(s) on the UIPM Olympic World Ranking Listof 14 June 2021.
2021 UIPM World Championships
Three (3) quota places will be allocated to the three (3) highest placed athletes at the2021 UIPM World Championships unless previously qualified in which case the quotaplace(s) will be allocated to next highest ranked athlete(s) on the UIPM Olympic WorldRanking List of 14 June 2021.

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6UIPM Olympic World Ranking List of 14 June 2021
www.pentathlon.org/world-ranking
Six (6) quota places will be allocated via the UIPM Olympic World Ranking List as at
14 June 2021 to the first six (6) athletes not already qualified through the abovecompetitions.
If one or more of the six (6) athletes has already qualified at a Continental
Championships, the 2019 World Cup Final, the 2019 UIPM World Championships, orthe 2021 UIPM World Championships, the athletes ranked 7th and thereafter according
to the UIPM Olympic World Ranking List (as of 14 June 2021) will be considered
qualified by the UIPM Olympic World Ranking instead.
The UIPM Olympic World Ranking List comprises the following eligible ranking
competitions taking place during the period 1 June 2019 to 13 June 2021.
1. UIPM Major Competitions▪ 2020 UIPM Pentathlon World Cup Cairo (Feb 25-Mar 1)▪ 2021 UIPM World Cups Series, including 2021 UIPM World Cup Final▪ 2021 UIPM World Championships
2. Continental Qualifications▪ 2019 European Championships (Aug 6-11)▪ 2019 Pan American Games (Jul 26-Aug 11)▪ 2019 Asia/Oceania Championships (Nov 11-21)
3. Ranking Competitions*▪ 2019 International Belarus Open (Jul, 4-7)
▪ 2019 International Polish Open (Sep, 12-15)▪ 2019 International Jury H. Memorial Kyrgyzstan Open (Sep 26-29)▪ 2020 International Budapest Indoor (Jan 29-Feb 2)*published by UIPM in December 2018 and confirmed in March 2020 according to theprevious qualification system.

HOST COUNTRY PLACESThe Host Country is guaranteed one (1) quota place per gender, if not otherwise qualified.
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES
Two (2) Tripartite Commission Invitation Places are made available to eligible NOCs at the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games in each gender.
On 1 October 2019, the International Olympic Committee will invite all eligible NOCs to submit their requestsfor Tripartite Commission Invitation Places.
The deadline for NOCs to submit their requests is 17 January 2020. The Tripartite Commission will confirm, inwriting, the allocation of invitation places to the relevant NOCs after the end of the qualification period for theconcerned sport.
Detailed information on Tripartite Invitation places is contained in the “Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo2020 - Olympic Games Tripartite Commission Invitation Places - Allocation Procedure and Regulations”.

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E. CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES
Following each qualification competition, UIPM will publish the results on its website www.pentathlon.org The
qualification system closes at midnight Monaco local time on 14 June 2021. On 15 June 2021, the UIPM will
inform the respective NOCs of their allocated quota places. The NOCs will then have 6 (six) days, until 23:59h(Monaco local time) on 21 June 2021, to confirm if they wish to use these quota places, as detailed inparagraph H. Qualification Timeline.

F. REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACESOn 22 June 2021, the UIPM will inform the respective NOCs of re-allocated places. The NOCs will then have
6 (six) days, until 23:59h (Monaco local time) on 28 June 2021, to confirm if they wish to use these quota
places, as detailed in paragraph H. Qualification Timeline. Further reallocation, if necessary, will then takeplace until the reallocation period closes on 29 June.
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION PLACES
If a quota place allocated is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline or is declinedby the NOC, the quota place will be reallocated to the next highest ranked athlete on the UIPM OlympicRanking List as at 14 June 2021 not already qualified. The minimal continental quota, as outlined under D.
Qualification Pathway/ Qualification Competition, must be respected. In case of necessary reallocation for acontinental quota place, the next highest ranked athlete on the UIPM Olympic Ranking List as at 14 June 2021
not already qualified from the respective continent will be qualified.
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES
Unused Host Country Place(s) will be reallocated to the next highest ranked athlete on the UIPM OlympicRanking List as at 14 June 2021 not already qualified.
REALLOCATION OF UNUSED TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES
If the Tripartite Commission is not able to allocate a Tripartite Commission Invitation Place, it will be reallocatedto the next highest ranked athlete on the UIPM Olympic Ranking List as at 14 June 2021 not already qualified.

G. QUALIFICATION TIMELINE
DateMilestone

23-24 February 2019

African Championships - African Qualifying Competition, Cairo (EGY)27-30 June 20192019 World Cup Final (Tokyo, JPN)

26 July – 11 August 2019

Pan-American Games – Pan-American Qualifying Competition (Lima, PER)

6-11 August 2019

European Championships, European Qualifying Competition (Bath, GBR)

2-9 September 20192019 UIPM World Championships (Budapest, HUN)

1 October 2019

IOC will invite all eligible NOCs for submitting their requests for Tripartite
Commission Invitation Places

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11-21 November 2019

Asian Championships - Asian Qualifying Competition (Wuhan, CHN)

11-21 November 2019

Oceania Championships – Oceania Qualifying Competition (Wuhan, CHN)

17 January 2020

Deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission
Invitation Places

In relation to end of qualification
period for each sport

The Tripartite Commission to confirm in writing the allocation of Invitation
Places to the NOCs

7-13 June 2021

2021 UIPM World Championships (Minsk, BLR)

14 June 2021

UIPM Olympic World Ranking List published

14 June 2021

UIPM Olympic Qualification system closes

15 June 2021

UIPM to inform NOCs/NFs of their allocated quota places

21 June 2021

NOCs to confirm use of allocated quota places to UIPM

22 June 2021

UIPM to confirm the reallocation of any unused quota places

28 June 2021

NOCs to confirm use of reallocated quota places to UIPM

29 June 2021

UIPM reallocation period closes

5 July 2021

Tokyo 2020 Sport Entries deadline

23 July to 8 August 2021

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

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