Laser-run

Laser-run (also known as laser run) is a multisport competition consisting of running and shooting. It is a sport in its own right. As combined, the laser-run is the last event of the modern pentathlon.

Laser-run
Shooting during a laser-run
Highest governing bodyUnion Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne
First played2015[1]
Characteristics
EquipmentLaser pistol
VenueOutdoor on grass, dirt or track and field stadium
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide

Sport

Laser-run is a competition that involves cross country running and laser pistol shooting in multiple sequences. Laser-run competitions are held under rules of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).[2] The overall winner will be the first to cross the finish line.

On senior level each competitor runs four 800m laps with four series of hitting five targets with an unlimited number of shots in a maximum time of 50 seconds on a target. The laser-run uses electronic targets which consist of one black single aim and five green and red lamps indicators.

Competitions

The first Laser Run World Championships were held in 2015.[1] The Laser Run City Tour aims to introduce the sport to audiences in different cities all over the world.[3] Furthermore, Laser-run was a showcase event at the 2019 World Urban Games in Budapest.[4]

Host cities of the Laser Run World Championships:

No. Year Host city Country
12015Perpignan[5] France
22016Lisbon[6] Portugal
32017Cape Town[6] South Africa
42018Dublin[7] Ireland
52019Budapest[8] Hungary
cancelled2020cancelled: Xiamen[9]
cancelled: Weiden[9]		 China
 Germany
62021cancelled: Minsk[10]
scheduled: Cairo[11]		 Belarus
 Egypt
72022Xiamen[9] China

Host cities of the Laser Run City Tour:

No. Year Host city Country
12018Alexandria[12] Egypt
22019Yerevan[13] Armenia

Sources
  1. "Laser Run". Österreichischer Verband für Modernen Fünfkampf (ÖVMF). Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. "2019-2020 UIPM LASER RUN COMPETITION GUIDELINES" (PDF). UIPM. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  3. "UIPM Laser Run. What is UIPM Laser Run?". UIPM. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. Michael Pavitt (2020-09-14). "GAISF President aims to build on first World Urban Games as anniversary marked". Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  5. "UIPM 2015 Laser-Run World Championships: A spectacular introduction to the World". UIPM. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  6. "UIPM 2017 Laser-Run World Championships: President Schormann hails 'great two days'". UIPM. 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  7. "UIPM Laser Run World Championships". UIPM. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  8. "UIPM 2019 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships: All you need to know". UIPM. 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  9. "UIPM 2020 Pentathlon World Championships moved due to Coronavirus outbreak". UIPM. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  10. "UIPM Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships in Minsk (BLR) postponed". UIPM. 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  11. "UIPM 2021 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships to be held in Cairo (EGY)". UIPM. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  12. "UIPM GLOBAL LASER-RUN CITY TOUR". uipmworld.org.
  13. "UIPM 2019 GLOBAL LASER RUN CITY TOUR: IGOR NOVIKOV LEGACY ALIVE AND WELL IN YEREVAN (ARM)". uipmworld.org.
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