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Mossel Bay gears up for world champs
George Herald
|December 04, 2025
Modern Pentathlon's largest global showcase is heading to Santos Beach, Mossel Bay, where able-bodied athletes and para-athletes will come together for a groundbreaking first.
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Santos is set to welcome the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne's (UIPM) first-ever combined biathle, triathle and laser run world championships, from 8 to 13 December, presented by the South African Modern Pentathlon Association (Sampa) and the UIPM.
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A total of 1 800 entries has been confirmed, about 500 of whom hail from South Africa. SA will also field four para-athletes from across the country, adding even more heart to this year's lineup.
On the local front, the Garden Route will be proudly represented by Minke Janse van Rensburg in the biathle discipline.
This story is from the December 04, 2025 edition of George Herald.
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