Irish modern pentathlon Olympians Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe and Natalya Coyle will be among the leading contenders for individual honours as Dublin hosts the fourth Laser-Run World Championship this weekend.

Newly crowned women's modern pentathlon world champion Anastasiya Prokopenko from Belarus has formally received her bronze medal from the Beijing 2008 Olympics, after the original winner Viktoriya Tereshchuk of Ukraine tested positive for a banned substance.

Jamie Cooke produced one of the most extraordinary finishes ever witnessed at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Championships to become the first British male world champion for 25 years.

Anastasiya Prokopenko of Belarus ended her long wait for individual gold at the International Modern Pentathlon Union World Championships title as she triumphed in the women's race in Mexico City.

South Korea's reigning champion Jung Jinhwa was among qualifiers for the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Championship men's individual final.

Russia’s reigning champion Gulnaz Gubaydullina will defend her title at the International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM) World Championships after she qualified for the women’s individual final in Mexico.

Germany's Rebecca Langrehr and Fabian Liebig won mixed relay gold at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Championships as the sport celebrated the first "Pierre de Coubertin Pentathlon Day".

Former junior world champions France returned to win senior men's relay gold together at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Championships in Mexico City, where for the first time all of the disciplines are being held in the same stadium.

Belarus won the first gold medal of the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Mexico City as they won the women's relay.

Global television viewers on a record number of networks will have the opportunity to watch the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) flagship competition when the Modern Pentathlon World Championships take place in Mexico City.

Russia scooped the final gold medal of the World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships in the mixed relay today in Kladno.

Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy won the men's individual title at the World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships in Kladno in the Czech Republic.

Italy's Elena Micheli won the girls’ modern pentathlon title at the World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic today, with a score of 1,354 points.

Poland’s Lukasz Gutkowski was top qualifier today at the Modern Pentathlon Junior World Championships in the Czech Republic as 76 athletes contested 36 places for the men’s individual final on Sunday (August 5).