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Egypt Independent
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Egypt Independent
Farida Khalil wins women's Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final
Champion of Egypt's national modern pentathlon team Farida Khalil won the gold medal in the women's individual final of the 2025 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final, hosted by Egypt at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Alexandria over the past three days. Farida Khalil won the gold medal with a total of 1,470 points, bringing her medal tally in this year's World Cup series to four: three golds and one silver. South Korea's Seungmin Seong took second place with 1,443 points, while Hungary's Blanka Guzi came third with 1,440 points. Egyptian athlete Malak Ismail finished in 12th place with 1,390 points. The medal ceremony was attended by Rob Stull, President of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM), Eng. Sherif al-Arian, Vice President of UIPM and President of the Egyptian Modern Pentathlon Federation and Klaus Schormann, Honorary President of UIPM among other dignitaries . The 2025 World Cup Final in Alexandria is the first World Cup final in history to include the new obstacle discipline, which replaced horse riding in the modern pentathlon following the end of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Egypt was also the first country to host an official senior-level tournament featuring the obstacle discipline when it hosted the opening round of the World Cup series at the American University in Cairo last February.
Al-Ahram Weekly
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Breaking records - Sports - Al-Ahram Weekly
FOURTEEN-year-old sensation Farida Khalil of Egypt continued to redefine the modern pentathlon at the 2025 World Cup in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, setting two new world records on the way to gold in the women's final. Khalil was in irresistible form after winning gold and silver in the first two Pentathlon World Cups of the season, and she held off the challenge of Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Seungmin Seong of South Korea to cross the line 19sec ahead of her nearest rival. A new obstacle world record of 27.70sec was key to her success and the posting of an overall world record of 1,485 points, nine more than Michelle Gulyas of Hungary managed two weeks ago in the Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest. And there was more good news for the Egyptian team as Malak Ismail claimed bronze and her first medal of 2025. France finished with two athletes on the extended podium after an exceptional laser run by Rebecca Castaudi, with Emma Whitaker of Great Britain sandwiched between her and sixth-placed Louison Cazaly. * A version of this article appears in print in the 15 May, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
