Natsumi Tomonaga was the top qualifier as women's action began at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Cairo ©Getty Images

The 2019 International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup season began today in Cairo in Egypt with 67 athletes looking to qualify for the women's individual final.

Competing at the Platinum Club, among those to make it through were the last three world champions - Anastasiya Prokopenko from Belarus, Gulnaz Gubaydullina from Russia and Hungary’s Sarotta Kovacs.

Prokopenko finished the day’s action in joint seventh with 1,011 points, while Gubaydullina was joint fourth with 1,012.

The 2018 world champion Anastasiya Prokopenko was among the qualifiers ©Getty Images
The 2018 world champion Anastasiya Prokopenko was among the qualifiers ©Getty Images

Kovacs meanwhile finished further down the list with 989 points.

The top performing athlete of the day was Japan’s Natsumi Tomonaga who scored 1,025.

Tomorrow men’s qualifying will go ahead, with the finals set to take place from March 1 to 3.