The best way to get started in pentathlon is to search out in your local area ninja gyms, fencing gyms, swimming and running clubs for specific training. Attending local and national competitions in each discipline and pentathlon is a great way to test your skills and to start your pentathlon journey.

For more specific questions please reach out to USA Pentathlon National Office at [email protected]

Qualification for the Olympic Games involves an international ranking from combining scores at UIPM World Cups, World Championships, and other international events.

The 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics

The host country (United States) automatically qualifies one woman and one male to the Olympic Team.

For Ninja gym owners we are seeing great success by partnering with a local swim club and/or a running club depending on your background in these disciplines. The Ninja triathlon is a new event to help introduce Ninja athletes to the pentathlon and includes a Ninja course, 100-200m swim, and a 3,000m run.

This is an event any Ninja gym could organize and host in their local area.

Stay tuned for more information on "How-to" put on this new and exciting event in the pentathlon family and a great recruiting event for the full pentathlon.

The Ninja discipline in Pentathlon will be a course that is between 80-120 meters long with up to 12 obstacles and is still in a testing phase so as events are contested and feedback received, the ultimate course will be approved and used in the LA 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

More information on course design can be found by visiting this link and clicking on the "UIPM Course Catalog" link.

https://www.uipmworld.org/obstacle

The UIPM, our international federation has created a great training guide for athletes beginning their Ninja journey. We always suggest working with a local Ninja Gym in your area who can teach you and prepare you for this exciting new discipline.

To download the UIPM training guide visit here: https://www.uipmworld.org/obstacle-training-tips

In pentathlon, each discipline (fencing, swimming, laser-run, and ninja) are assigned a specific point scale based on time or your results. These scores are added up to create an athletes final score and placement in an event. The Ninja discipline will be scored based on an athletes overall finishing time minus any penalties they may receive on the course. The current set of guidelines can be found at the link below and it is important to understand these will be updated as more test events are composed and athlete/coach feedback is received.

Link to the current guidelines can found by following the link and clicking on "UIPM Obstacle Discipline Competition Guidelines"
https://www.uipmworld.org/obstacle