Postage stamps of Monaco
Monaco / Principauté de Monaco
Postage stamps of Monaco
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20 Years of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon in Monaco |
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The official emblem of the Union (UIPM), pictograms of 5 sports, including show jumping
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International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM)
The Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne is the world governing body of the Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon. Established in 1948, the International Union of Modern Pentathlon (UIPM) is the authoritative institution for the modern pentathlon, a sport which combines five disciplines: show jumping, fencing, swimming, shooting and running. At the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the sport made its first appearence at the Olympics in stockholm in 1912. The headquaters of the UIPM was set up in Monaco since 1997. |