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00:00:00 Hello, welcome to Cairo, Egypt for the conclusion of the first World Cup of the 2024 season.
00:00:10 It is of course mixed relay day where the teams combine, the male and female athletes
00:00:16 go together. One last chance to win gold here in Cairo. The weather conditions here, 21
00:00:27 degrees, a little bit breezy as well. I think the athletes will be relishing their chance
00:00:35 to compete for one last time here in Cairo. A chance as always to win something.
00:00:43 Over to the swimming pool with each gender having 100 metres in the pool before the action
00:01:06 moves swiftly to the laser one. Three 600 metre laps per gender. And there are two shooting
00:01:14 routines as well for each athlete to have a go at. Once you've hit the five metre mark,
00:01:20 the time of around 10 seconds or less is considered very good. The modern pentathlon, and there
00:01:26 we have it. This is the new format. It's fast, it's frantic and a new challenge for athletes
00:01:29 to overcome. It's also the Olympic year for you. So strap yourselves in and welcome to
00:01:33 modern pentathlon 2024. Those there then are the medals the athletes are competing for.
00:01:41 To gold, to silver and to bronze. Obviously each member of the team will be collecting
00:01:47 a medal. So of course we begin today's action on the riding arena. We have had a bit of
00:01:55 fencing. We'll bring you updates of those scores in a moment's time. You can see the
00:02:01 riding arena looking very pleasant. Let's welcome in Mariam Amur to the commentary box.
00:02:06 Mariam, the fencing at the riding arena just looks pristine today, doesn't it? Yeah, clear
00:02:12 and ready for the action. But first let's jump into the action from the ranking round
00:02:17 earlier on. Yeah, let's just take a look at who's done right. You can see the Koreans
00:02:23 on your screen there. They're currently in fourth place overall. It's been a better day
00:02:27 for Mariam and Aseo. The Egyptians haven't had a good run of things. We'll have a look
00:02:32 at the scores in a minute and break you up. To date on who's done what. And Kazakhstan
00:02:38 are absolutely flying. 21 victories and 7 defeats. They're in a good position and they've
00:02:43 built up a strong lead already. Mexico are a bit of a mixed relay specialist, aren't
00:02:48 they? Mariam Aseo and Julio Carillo in second place. Zhang Wenjian from China in third place.
00:02:56 Guatemala in fourth, Korea in fifth, Japan in sixth, Egypt in seventh place, the United
00:03:04 States in eighth place and Kuwait in ninth place. So there we go. You're up to speed
00:03:12 with the competition so far. The ranking round happening a little bit earlier today. We'll
00:03:16 conclude the fencing with the fencing bonus round once we have finished off the riding
00:03:21 here at the American University Cairo. It's a beautiful setting for a fence athlon. It's
00:03:28 a very, very nice university this, isn't it? And on a day like this, everyone's smiling.
00:03:32 Everyone seems pretty relaxed, chilled, enjoying themselves. No Olympic dreams will be achieved
00:03:38 or dashed today. It's all about having a bit of fun with mixed relay, but at the same time
00:03:43 there's prize money up for grabs and of course there's the medals. And everybody's going
00:03:46 to want to try and get themselves on that podium. Yeah, these athletes have already
00:03:51 done the work throughout this competition, qualification, semifinals and finals. And we
00:03:56 of course had our top three athletes in both categories yesterday. But today it's all about
00:04:03 that mixed relay, having a bit of fun with it and yeah, getting another medal for your
00:04:08 country is something, it's an opportunity not to pass up for sure. Some athletes do
00:04:15 start their pentathlon journey winning medals in the mixed relay and then moving on to winning
00:04:20 in the individual. On your screen there, the team from Egypt in the riding warm-up arena.
00:04:28 Malakishmil for Egypt has, she didn't have a good fence this year. Let's not, you know,
00:04:36 build it up to be more than it was. Egypt with a 1.87 in the fencing and that is, yeah,
00:04:42 disappointing for Egypt, isn't it? They were, I mean, especially Mohamed El-Ghendi obviously
00:04:46 was flying in the semifinal B, A, I think. I think it was A, yeah. And he was disqualified.
00:04:56 And yeah, unfortunately for Egypt, they just got 11 victories. I think eight of them came
00:05:01 from Mohamed, didn't they? Yeah, most of them did. But I don't know what went wrong with
00:05:07 the Egyptian team considering this is their home ground. We thought that they would score
00:05:13 some points here and maybe even get a medal in front of their home crowd. But again, there's
00:05:17 still a lot to play for. Strong team as well. We still have a riding event. Strong team,
00:05:21 Mohamed El-Ghendi. And actually, you're right, there is still a lot to play for. They are
00:05:24 currently, the Egyptian team, as we're focusing on them, they are 60 points off the lead.
00:05:32 So a minute off. Basically, everything has to go perfectly. Exactly. They need to get
00:05:40 a 300 in the riding, they need to swim their hearts out and they need to be getting a seven
00:05:46 second shoot. I mean, it could happen. It could. We've seen some weird stuff in this
00:05:51 competition and we wouldn't rule them out. So we're just waiting for the start of the
00:06:03 ride. And there's been a bit of a delay. My guess is because Kuwait, to the best of our
00:06:08 knowledge, have been eliminated from the competition. They were down in ninth place. Not quite sure
00:06:14 what happened there. We'll see if we can find out. The team from Kuwait, it's their first
00:06:25 time competing at an international event. And maybe, again, like some inexperienced teams,
00:06:32 they would like to come here, get the experience from fighting against those. Elimination is
00:06:39 different from withdrawal. Were they eliminated? It says so on the UIPM app, but that's obviously
00:06:46 unofficial. So we will endeavour to find out. But I'm not entirely sure. But that would
00:06:57 explain a little bit of the delay because we would usually be starting a bit sooner
00:07:03 than this. But obviously the team that is about to ride is not there to ride. And we
00:07:09 can't show you. It's windy today as well. It is a bit windy. It has been pretty windy
00:07:20 throughout this entire competition. Maybe even a bit of slip-ups in the range because
00:07:26 of that. But other than that. So kind of how the riding works in mixed relay, we have a
00:07:50 boxed area where the two athletes start from. The females go, or the women go first. Jump
00:07:58 eight fences and it's off to the boys to do eight more fences. And that's your riding
00:08:05 round in the mixed relay. Yeah. So the American University of Cairo is the location for this
00:08:17 World Cup. And the team from the USA are here. They are going to be the first team out onto
00:08:28 the ride arena. What do you fancy of the Inter-USA Championships in this competition now? And
00:08:34 they're currently, well, effectively down in bottom position because they've obviously
00:08:38 gone up a place ever since. Yeah, they're almost 120 points off the lead. So I guess
00:08:47 it's going to be a bit tough to maybe compete with those top athletes. But again, we will
00:08:54 determine that after the ride. Team from Kazakhstan is currently leading the way. Not the strongest
00:09:05 of the laser runners. So a good ride here could go a long ways in terms of their scores
00:09:11 going into that laser run. Mexico is of course a team to be reckoned with. Mariana Arce and
00:09:18 Dwey Carillo, strong laser runners as we all know, could potentially win gold here. We
00:09:30 kind of talked about this earlier, but again, we are ahead of the ride. So it's kind of
00:09:34 tough to tell who's going to make it onto that podium. Roughly speaking, Mexico, Korea
00:09:42 and China are three of the strongest teams in a good position to maybe finish on that
00:09:46 podium pending the riding of course.
00:09:49 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to day number six of the UICF-KSA World Cup Cairo-Egypt
00:09:55 race. So you might be able to hear from the background announcements that we are building
00:10:17 up to the start of the riding. And we are getting excited for this because it is the
00:10:28 conclusion of the first World Cup in Cairo. The athletes are currently in the warm-up
00:10:32 area at the moment. They're given 20 minutes to familiarise themselves with the local random
00:10:36 horses. And you know, listen, occasionally sometimes athletes are eliminated from the
00:10:44 riding in the warm-up arena. So it's in theory a part of the competition.
00:10:49 Taking a look back at the horses that are going to be with the athletes today. Some
00:10:55 of them did compete with the athletes in the finals yesterday. So pretty solid horses.
00:11:02 They got good scores, the 300s, the 9.3s and so on. So this bodes well. But we start with
00:11:09 the team from Egypt. So the team of Kuwait and USA. Don't seem like they're going to
00:11:16 start this riding. Yeah, no team from Kuwait. They've been eliminated from the competition.
00:11:25 Actually, they have been. This is confusing. It appears that they are actually here. So
00:11:35 the team from Egypt. So there we go. We've caught up. Apologies for that. So the team
00:11:43 from Egypt. No team from Kuwait. No team from USA. And there is Malakishmil. And Alphon
00:11:49 Gordon at the moment. And as we mentioned, Egypt, who effectively now are in last place,
00:11:55 are going to have to put together a perfect score just as Malakishmil gets her first knockdown.
00:12:02 But will allow them that one knockdown. Currently a 2.93. In order for her partner to leave
00:12:11 a handover box, she has to be inside the box first. And the quick handover here is key
00:12:17 if they want to get in with a good time. Which it is. Mohamed Algeni is experiencing a tough
00:12:22 now to know he has to be ready and waiting. So just seven points off the score. That's
00:12:27 not bad actually. From Malakishmil. Not bad at all. And Algeni now on the course. He got
00:12:35 one goal yesterday. And Algeni, without any name, get itself another medal here in Egypt.
00:12:43 They are going to have to do something special. As we said, a really good ride here. Could
00:12:50 go a long way towards that. Mohamed Algeni. Moving his way around the course. And that's
00:13:05 a knockdown. 14 off the score. And it's a 19.81. I want to be generous here but... It
00:13:24 looks like the time is 1.30 for the course. I want to be generous here, Marion, but I
00:13:27 think your future brother-in-law is probably not going to move anything on the podium.
00:13:32 Yeah, it doesn't look like it at the moment. Again, we still have all the teams left to
00:13:39 ride. So we will get that one in two. I'm Saito and Sho Onishi of Japan. Second from
00:14:03 the wall in the ranking round. A bit off-center going into those fences, but he managed to
00:14:13 get it in. And that's a good thing as well so far. And Saito of Japan. Looks like there's
00:14:34 going to be a couple of time penalties as well. He doesn't like a slow ride. But that's
00:14:35 OK. The most important thing is to get no knockdowns and no refusals because these are
00:14:36 where the big chunks go off of your score. The final part of her course. Final fence.
00:14:49 Here's that. Hand over to her partner. A little bit slow, so I think we'll probably see a
00:15:11 knockdown for this Japanese team. Looks like a clean ride so far. There will definitely
00:15:29 be some time penalties, but here we go. Final two fences. Oh, there's a knockdown. That
00:15:53 was a good one. So a 2.183. What do you make of this course so far, Mary? Looks like a
00:16:04 pretty straightforward course. Again, with the tight turns, that maybe poses the issue
00:16:11 with the knockdown there, but it's not too bad. The score is 2.83. They are at the bottom
00:16:17 of the pack though, so considering the rest of the team ride well here, they're going
00:16:25 to have their work cut out for them. So it's Guatemala next. Sofia Carabara and Juan Ochoa.
00:16:47 Ochoa and Carabara are experienced athletes. Carabara fourth in the Pan American Games
00:16:57 team relay. Ochoa fourth in the Pan American Junior Championships in 2022. Third in team
00:17:05 relay men at the Junior World Championships in 2022. So Sofia on the track now. And I
00:17:18 think this Guatemalan team could be one to keep an eye on actually as the competition
00:17:23 goes by. There's a bit of experience in this team. They are currently level on points with
00:17:29 a very strong team from Korea. Alexey and Xiangyuan Xiang. And it starts to lift right.
00:17:58 Clean ride so far. Two fences to go for Sofia Carabara. Let's take a look at that handover.
00:18:06 Quick. Yeah, quick. Horses looking a bit fiery.
00:18:28 So just that one knockdown so far. Going to go over the 130. Here we go then. Every
00:18:46 second that goes by is a point off the score. That's another knockdown. So that's 24 and
00:18:56 counting. This is getting quite costly now for the Guatemalans and their chance for a
00:19:01 medal is passing by in front of their very eyes. It's just too slow this ride. And there
00:19:08 we go. It is 35 points off their score. It's at 265 for Guatemala. And actually now you
00:19:16 start to look at that 281 from Egypt and think well maybe that could be a score which helps
00:19:23 them back into medal contention. We'll find out. We know that Mohamed El-Ghendi will absolutely
00:19:30 fly around the course and laser on. Yeah, the other thing about mixed relay though is
00:19:35 that they only do get three laps each so they might push harder than they would in their
00:19:40 individuals where they do run five times. Mohamed El-Ghendi and Ismail Malik are going
00:19:47 to give it everything from this point onwards. Yeah, absolutely. Obviously a very disappointing
00:19:51 ranking now for them but they are going to want to finish on that podium as well. The
00:19:57 team from Korea no doubt. Xiong Mingxiong and Chang Wang Seo. Seo had a disappointing
00:20:09 competition. An interesting lowdown in the men's individual final. At least they've made
00:20:15 it through to the final though and bear in mind that this is all about trying to... I
00:20:22 think these are the only two athletes in this mixed relay who made it to the finals and
00:20:27 their individuals apart from Mariana Arceo who got an elimination in her ride. Yeah.
00:20:35 In all honesty the athletes that have done well in their individuals have probably decided
00:20:41 to conserve energy being Olympic year. Xiong Mingxiong's team mate Sunwoo Kim got silver.
00:20:53 She was in 12th place which wasn't too bad. Two knockdowns though. So now has work to
00:21:06 do. It's a little bit slow this as well. And it is relatively rare we see a perfect score
00:21:17 in mixed relay riding because when you think about it, two riders therefore double the
00:21:21 chance of a mistake happening as demonstrated there by Seo. It's now 28 points off the score.
00:21:29 Two knockdowns each and Korea, dare I say, they're a little bit unstuck here. This looks
00:21:37 better for the team from Egypt at this point. Yeah it does. They're making up points that's
00:21:42 for sure. Not a knockdown for Seo. 11 seconds over the time limit. So 46 points off the
00:21:55 score which makes it a 2.54. And you know what? I think we mentioned about Egypt needing
00:22:05 something special. Well they've got themselves a pretty good score in the context of this
00:22:14 competition so far. Egypt's currently overall in third place but there are still our top
00:22:24 three to go. Guatemala currently in second place and Japan currently in first place.
00:22:33 But we still have three rides to go. So Xu Ting-Zhong from China up in the arena. She
00:22:45 manages a clean ride here. She could be secure for spot on that podium. These are two very
00:22:53 experienced athletes and so we expect them to be up there. Knockdown. Seven points off
00:23:02 the score. Mariana Seo had a tumble on her horse yesterday. I did speak to her beforehand.
00:23:11 She said she's okay. Feeling a little bit bruised. That's to be expected I guess isn't
00:23:15 it? Yeah it was a brutal fall but she recovered well and she's okay and that's the most important
00:23:21 thing. So speed wise this is not too bad. Probably looking at 45 seconds really to try
00:23:30 and... This is actually looking like a pretty good ride by the Chinese athletes. Yang has
00:23:36 taken over. So oh and that's a refusal. So that is ten points off the score plus precious
00:24:04 time now taken away. Second is a point off the score. That's a good recovery by Yang.
00:24:11 And it closes that field right up. Yeah it does. Drops that obstacle but gets away with
00:24:22 it and brings it home. Clock has stopped. 35 points taken away from their score which
00:24:31 means it's at 2.65. Yeah the field is closing up. It has to be said. Second best score by
00:24:43 Egypt was 2.81. Best score by Japan was 2.83. That was actually the joint third best score
00:24:50 but we still got two athletes to go. I have a feeling Mariana Seo is going to want to
00:24:55 prove a point here. I think we can see her go clear. That was the old phrase get back
00:25:06 on the horse if you fall off. That's exactly what Mariana Seo has done here in Cairo. Will
00:25:12 your cranny all take over in a moment? Aseya is on horse 29 paragraph and she looks to
00:25:34 write a new paragraph in the chapter of her story here in Cairo. You enjoy that one Mariana?
00:25:48 Yeah that was funny. But she seems to be faring well here. She does. On this ride and two
00:25:56 fences to go for Mariana Aseya. She just keeps that pace up and that technique going. Looking
00:26:04 at her but right there yeah. Knocked down. So she hands over to Julia Carillo. Just the
00:26:14 one knocked down. Still on track for a good score this. I think it seems to be quite a
00:26:20 tough course this doesn't it in terms of trying to get done in the time. Yeah the time. We
00:26:24 don't see anyone go clear yet either. This is looking pretty solid from Carillo so far.
00:26:52 So this could be the best ride so far in terms of score. Yeah this is looking solid. It's
00:27:00 just five points over. It's a really good very impressive score by the Mexicans. 288
00:27:17 the best score by five points. I've got a feeling Mexico might have a point to prove
00:27:24 there. It's the one knocked down five time penalties. Good job Mexico. Let's see if they
00:27:32 can consolidate that second position. We'll see what that does to the overall standings.
00:27:39 So Mexico are now 37 points ahead of China. Battle for third is looking quite interesting.
00:27:56 If Kazakhstan go clear here then we're going to have the group split into two effectively.
00:28:04 We're going to have a battle for gold and silver and then the rest of the pack chasing
00:28:09 for bronze. Kazakhstan have had a great competition so far. They always seem to fence one next
00:28:19 few days and then drop down due to the laser run. Yeah. Again if they can kind of consolidate
00:28:29 that gap with a good ride here they could be a potential podium. Yeah I think it's looking
00:28:39 good here. Time wise that's solid as well. Very very good ride. That's by Yakuleva on
00:28:48 horse 31. Djeva. Yeah that horse is fast in the arena for sure. Speeding from one fence
00:28:59 to another. Looks like he's having a bit of a hard time controlling him but does so well.
00:29:04 This is looking good. Very good indeed. We're going to get I think as close to a perfect
00:29:10 score as we can as long as there's no mistakes. And I think as potentially anticipated Kazakhstan
00:29:17 and Mexico could be in their own separate battle for gold here. There's a knock down.
00:29:23 That's ok and that is a very very good ride indeed. Kazakhstan within the time limit as
00:29:30 well. That is a 2.93. That's very solid. Nearly perfect. Well done that's how you do it. So
00:29:41 we've ended riding with the best ride. So that concludes the riding discipline.
00:29:56 3.10. Athletes 10 minutes. 3.10. First match.
00:30:25 So that concludes things. Let's take a look at the standing then after the first discipline.
00:30:31 Kazakhstan have opened up a huge lead. 36 points ahead of Mexico. China in third and
00:30:40 the battle for third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh could be very interesting indeed.
00:30:51 USA in Q8 have withdrawn from the competition. But those are the standings after our first
00:31:01 discipline and we'll move over to the fencing soon.
00:31:08 Let's take a look back at the highlights of the riding before moving on to the fencing bonus round.
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00:32:08 So welcome back to UIPM TV and we will introduce fencing before bringing you a quick interview
00:32:17 here for the first time on UIPM TV. We'll come to that in a moment's time. Fencing bonus
00:32:20 round coming up next. It is two points per bout. The ranking round happened a little
00:32:26 bit earlier today and every bout that the teams win are worth an extra two points. And
00:32:34 yeah, we're looking forward to bringing you live coverage of the fencing round. But before
00:32:38 we do that, let's introduce a very, very nervous Zeyna Amur, Mariam's sister, but a very impressive
00:32:47 athlete in her own right. Hello Zeyna, welcome to UIPM TV. Hi James. For the first time ever.
00:32:51 Are you nervous? I'm okay. You told me the other day that you were like, I don't want
00:32:56 to do public speaking, but I knew at some point we'd get you on the TV. You just won
00:33:00 the competition. I did the competition. What was the competition you did? Today? Yeah.
00:33:06 It was the university championship, but the Egyptian university championship. Egyptian
00:33:11 university championship. And that was of course in an obstacle. Yeah. Obstacle and laser run.
00:33:17 Obstacle and laser run. How did you go on? I cleared the obstacle. It wasn't really that
00:33:25 tough of a race. So I had a head start because of the obstacle. So I just glided through.
00:33:31 You being modest here. It wasn't a tough competition. I did win. So you won the competition. Congratulations.
00:33:37 You are obviously a modern tennis athlete as well. But unlike a lot of the athletes
00:33:44 that we're seeing over the competition here in Cairo, you're not focusing on riding because
00:33:48 for you, it's all about getting up to speed with the obstacle, isn't it? Yeah, I started
00:33:52 last year because I was still on in the youth level and I also did the juniors. Now I'm
00:33:57 just a junior, but I'm focusing on the juniors this year and hopefully next year the senior
00:34:03 level will also be competing in the obstacle. So I have my eyes set on that. You won a medal
00:34:09 at the junior world championships in Lithuania last year. Yes. In the mixed relay. In the
00:34:13 relay and the women's team. And I remember watching you in obstacle and you hold a record
00:34:21 in obstacle as well, don't you? Yeah. The world record? Yeah, in the juniors. The world
00:34:25 record in the juniors. So listen, you're very modest, but you are an incredible athlete.
00:34:29 One that I'm sure we're going to be commentating on for years to come. How quick did you feel
00:34:35 you got up to speed with obstacle? Actually, I started quite late, like three months before
00:34:41 the competition. I got the hang of things more on the juniors later on. The youth was
00:34:50 also good, but I took it as a little bit of practice for the juniors, which I did better
00:34:57 at. What would be your advice for athletes that are looking to make that transition into
00:35:07 obstacle? Start early. Start from now, because you do struggle a bit at the beginning. And
00:35:15 then when you start getting the hang of things, you do do it, but you need to get a head start
00:35:20 before next season because it's going to be tough for your next season. What do you say
00:35:26 they're likely to struggle on as an athlete? You were riding as well earlier on in your
00:35:30 career, weren't you? What is it that you noticed was the big struggle? An obstacle? Yeah, like
00:35:35 when you made that transition. Well, the key aspect of it, you need to be quick. You need
00:35:43 to work on your transitions. The main problem is getting your hands used to the grip and
00:35:50 the... You build up calisthenics in your hands. Yeah, you build up calisthenics. They actually
00:35:56 fall off. It hurts a bit. So you need to adapt your hands to that before you can just compete
00:36:03 with full confidence. Yeah. So you have to build up that strength in your hands, upper
00:36:09 body. But you're super fast, and there is a noticeable difference between a fast athlete
00:36:14 and a slow athlete in obstacles. So obviously it's something you were naturally quite good
00:36:18 at, and I'm sure there'll be a lot of athletes out there who are naturally good at it as
00:36:22 well. And I think a lot of them will be focusing on Paris. And then from Paris onwards, we'll
00:36:29 probably then start really training with obstacle. But it's something that you think, yeah, it's
00:36:34 manageable, it's doable, and you enjoy it as well. I think that's probably the most
00:36:37 important thing, isn't it? Yeah, I enjoy it. It's more of... When you train, it's a fun
00:36:44 training. It's not like something you get nervous at. Maybe you're afraid to fall at
00:36:50 first, but then the adrenaline is fun. Yeah. Will we see you on senior world cups next
00:36:57 year? Hopefully, yeah. That's the plan? Yeah, that's the plan. Maybe see you on the podium
00:37:01 one day in the future as well. That's the aim. Olympics LA 2028. That's the goal, right?
00:37:06 That's the main goal, yeah. Okay. Well, listen, good luck. It's been fun talking to you. One
00:37:11 more to the next. Just quickly, before you go, how much of an inspiration has Marion
00:37:16 been to you? I used to look up to her a lot because she also started her senior career
00:37:23 really, really young. She's like at 13, I think. And she was doing really well, like
00:37:28 World Cup finals and everything. And she was just great at running and fencing and all
00:37:34 rounded athletes. So she was doing great from the beginning. And I used to always watch
00:37:40 her travel and compete. Marion just walked over at the right time, by the way. She's
00:37:47 dancing in the background. Zaina's saying nice things about you, Marion. All right.
00:37:52 I think we're going to have to get Marion back in because we're only a minute away from
00:37:55 the start of the fencing bonus round. Zaina, it's a pleasure. Thank you. And we will look
00:38:01 forward to commentating on you in the future. Good luck. Go and enjoy some fencing bonus
00:38:05 round. Zaina Amur joining us on UIPM TV for the first time, a future star of the sport.
00:38:14 And she's now going to go inside. And actually, it's pretty cold today. We'll get Marion
00:38:18 back in. One Amur out, another Amur in. I love that. She's cool, your sister. Yeah,
00:38:24 she's absolutely paving her own path in the sport. And as a sister, I'm extremely proud
00:38:31 to watch her just break those boundaries. Again, I think you guys talked about this,
00:38:36 about her obstacle course. She's currently holding the world record. She's very casual.
00:38:46 She's like very modest and almost too cool. I was like, how'd you get in the competition?
00:38:51 She was like, yeah, I blew the field away. Yeah, considering that obstacle course is
00:38:59 a new discipline, it is very challenging. And for her to get an early lead like that
00:39:06 is absolutely inspiring. She is one of the younger athletes in the field. She does compete
00:39:14 with the seniors as well. Not quite up there with the seniors yet, but she will be making
00:39:22 her way up in the sport as we focus our attention to the bonus round piece, where our nine teams
00:39:33 will be battling it out for extra points. So how the bonus round works with the mixed
00:39:39 relay is that the team has to get a total of two points in order to get one extra bonus
00:39:48 point. So the team from USA haven't withdrawn completely from the competition. Obviously
00:39:57 using this as an opportunity to get themselves up to speed with the other disciplines. Probably
00:40:04 the way they saw it is they're focusing on obstacle at the moment and won't get any benefit
00:40:15 from taking part in the riding.
00:40:19 Mohammed in the background. Yeah, in honour of him, outside of the fencing bonus round
00:40:26 hall. Kind of a hemp look on his face. We interviewed Mohammed Shaban next to his own
00:40:39 balance.
00:40:56 So here we are then ready and raring to go with our first fencing bonus round.
00:41:04 First up it is USA.
00:41:23 So here we go, the athletes are primed and ready to go. Two points per overall bout victory.
00:41:52 You've got to beat both the male and female athletes to get a victory.
00:41:59 So here we go, back of the white horse, Ismail versus Zoldak. Ismail with the forward. Zoldak
00:42:19 with the forward and Rufusov. Yeah, sorry you explain what it was. Yeah, they touched
00:42:28 the block initially with the flush but Mohammed Ismail got that touch at the end with a counter
00:42:36 eight. So Elgendi versus Allen here. And if experience and form was what won bouts, you
00:42:48 would say Elgendi wins this comfortably. Seems to be a technical issue here. Here we go.
00:43:08 But, strange thing has happened. Caleb Allen. Yeah, so how this works is if Mohammed Elgendi
00:43:15 does get the point straight away, then the team from Egypt win. If the team from US gets
00:43:22 a point, then the men... Can't be complacent, can you? And they did not fence well earlier.
00:43:28 20 seconds left on the clock. And Elgendi, runs it up USA 2-0. And Elgendi wins with
00:43:38 two extra points. And these points are useful now. There's no doubt about it. This is where
00:43:45 Egypt can make up on their poor fencing ranking round. Overall scores have given them actually
00:43:53 a pretty good chance now of getting on that podium. They're just 17 points behind China.
00:44:01 It's looking good for them, hasn't it?
00:44:09 They've suffered after that ride. Dropped down to 17. But we welcome the next team up
00:44:18 on the team. Yeah, up next is the team from Japan. Egypt have done the bare minimum. No
00:44:30 doubt about it. They've got their two points. And they get past Japan now. Showa Nishi vs
00:44:37 Mohammed Elgendi. They're going to be a bit of a challenge so far.
00:44:46 It's going to be a run here. Looking for a way through. 10 seconds on the clock.
00:45:00 That's the Elgendi we know. Before he was eliminated from the semifinals, he actually
00:45:06 had a good run in the fencing. It was 22 victories to his name. And if it hadn't been for that
00:45:14 elimination, he probably would have been on the podium with Mohammed Elgendi yesterday.
00:45:19 Would have been an all-Egyptian podium.
00:45:26 So it's 1-0 so far for Egypt. Let it get this second touch. It's the second win on this
00:45:34 bonus round. If she gets the next one, we have one more bout.
00:45:47 A total of two touches. If it goes for a touch, doesn't get it, Malek Ismail, quick on her feet.
00:46:05 Malek Ismail's fencing form has not improved too much so far. And it's Winetek to about
00:46:11 now. Israel vs Saito to get this fencing bout concluded. 25 on the clock.
00:46:26 Malek Ismail leaves the goal for an attacking front party. Here's with the team from Japan.
00:46:31 Goes for a touch and it's Saito again.
00:46:35 Time for profits and additional points.
00:46:41 Japan will stay on the lead. Saito to Egypt and welcome our next team.
00:46:53 As we move up the ladder, our next team is ranked number 5 for the ranking round.
00:47:00 Representing Guatemala.
00:47:05 So, Japan pick up the extra points.
00:47:25 We are joined by the team from Guatemala but Saito fell on the piece but she's OK.
00:47:37 Pierre Cabrera on the left. Guatemala is a clean defeat from Saito with a flush. It's 1-0 for Japan.
00:47:57 Hands off to Hasegawa to show Onishi.
00:48:06 Konosho. Konosho from Guatemala on the left.
00:48:13 Yeah, show up. Cabrera with a 2-6-5 in the riding. Onishi with momentum.
00:48:30 One win to the Japanese team. 15 seconds left on the clock.
00:48:47 Bonus round is significantly longer when it comes to the mixed relay because they do have to get a total of two touches to get one point on the bonus round.
00:48:58 Wind is still blustering away.
00:49:05 Team from Korea. They have 2-5-4 in the ride so it keeps them out of the loop for that medal position but again, anything can happen.
00:49:26 Japan and Korea. Japan with two wins so far. We know that Chang Kwan Seo is a good fencer and gets that touch on his opponent's forearm.
00:49:43 Good stuff done from Chang Kwan Seo.
00:49:46 Yeah, Korea doesn't have a good line. Just a 2-5-4 for them.
00:49:53 Trying to make up some points here in the bonus round.
00:50:00 Off to a good start.
00:50:04 Yeah, Seong-Woon Chung up next.
00:50:08 And Saito on the right.
00:50:11 Saito with the French grip.
00:50:17 Seong-Woon Chung with the bat attack from Saito. Just has to have the time to get that touch.
00:50:23 And another quick.
00:50:36 Checking the blade and...
00:50:41 Looks like there's a technical issue with their equipment.
00:50:53 Good round touch.
00:51:06 Changing out her blade.
00:51:27 So we're just waiting on the team from Japan to get their equipment sorted out before we reconvene this bonus round.
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00:52:45 Change up with the fencers.
00:52:54 With the fencing swords, shall I say.
00:52:56 And we're back underway.
00:52:58 Korea versus Japan. Japan with the two victories, two in a row so far.
00:53:07 And Korea with the touch.
00:53:14 Korea pick up the extra points.
00:53:18 They try to close back in on Egypt.
00:53:21 Korea drop down from fourth place to seventh after the hiding.
00:53:32 So we're into the top three now.
00:53:35 From China, Xu Tizhong and Lin Binjiang.
00:53:42 They're going to be only stopping Kazakhstan at this point.
00:53:47 India 1 that have got a very good lead.
00:53:56 So here we go. Korea versus China.
00:54:00 China have priority. Although that doesn't come into play until the second bounce.
00:54:05 If it comes down to zero, it's still 0-0.
00:54:15 Into the final five seconds.
00:54:21 Flash forward and China do get a touch there with zero points.
00:54:25 All they have left on the clock is scrappy that punch song.
00:54:31 In the end.
00:54:36 Would have been better off just letting the clock tick to zero, wouldn't you say?
00:54:50 So if they were to win this bout, they would need to get two points.
00:54:56 In this bout, China only needs one.
00:55:05 So, Zhang Lanxiu, Lin Binjiang.
00:55:13 Lin Binjiang is being cautious here.
00:55:20 Just one point for him to win this bout.
00:55:22 He needs to be making some moves.
00:55:25 There's that flash and China.
00:55:27 China over Korea 2-0.
00:55:44 So China stays on the pace and we welcome the team from Mexico.
00:55:48 Currently in second place.
00:55:51 I'm riding my own Xco. I'm riding behind the ghosts of yesterday.
00:55:58 Korea 2-8.
00:56:21 Take the high line and get that touch beautifully done by Korea.
00:56:30 Gave it some action on the piste.
00:56:33 It's now the turn of Mariana Acer. She won a few medals.
00:56:53 She was in really good form last year, Mariana Acer.
00:56:56 It's really cool to see her pick up that form and hopefully qualify for the Olympic Games.
00:57:03 I feel one day she could actually win a medal.
00:57:10 Acer versus Busan.
00:57:16 Such a grafted and powerful. So much work, so much planning.
00:57:21 So much action from the athletes.
00:57:24 That water in her hand looked like a sore one.
00:57:33 Mariana Acer needs more attention.
00:57:35 There she goes. She gets it.
00:57:36 She needs to work hard for that one.
00:57:39 I've got so much respect for all these athletes.
00:57:41 The work, the graft that they put in day in, day out.
00:57:46 It's a tiring lifestyle, isn't it?
00:57:47 It is, yeah.
00:57:48 Sharing hotel rooms. You never get a moment's peace, do you?
00:57:52 There's a lot of sacrifice that goes into doing sport at such a high level.
00:57:58 These athletes are willing to sacrifice it all for victory.
00:58:05 Our last team is up.
00:58:07 We found the bonus round piece at home in Kazakhstan.
00:58:10 Udmila, Yakovleva and Tamerlan.
00:58:13 That's Darmar.
00:58:21 Here we go then. Final bounce.
00:58:24 Final match up, should I say.
00:58:26 So, two bouts to go. Acer versus Yakovleva.
00:58:30 It's been good form here, but Yakovleva finds the way past.
00:58:46 So, this is the final match up.
00:58:51 Udmila Paragil. This is worth four points for Kazakhstan if they win this bout now.
00:58:58 They will extend their lead even further at the top.
00:59:02 I predict though that they may have struggles in the laser run.
00:59:05 So, they're going to want to build up as much lead as they can because it's a very quick laser run.
00:59:11 They will have the swimming of course before that.
00:59:14 They're hoping to grab that lead with Emanuel Padilla.
00:59:18 More swimming.
00:59:22 Udmila Paragil.
00:59:28 It's a very close follow for Kazakhstan.
00:59:30 Going toe to toe in this final bout.
00:59:33 And there we go. Kazakhstan do it.
00:59:36 Four points they pick up to extend their lead now.
00:59:41 That is looking pretty unassailable.
00:59:43 At 28 seconds they lead over the team from Mexico.
00:59:51 Kazakhstan putting on a show.
00:59:54 And they have half a hand on gold.
00:59:56 It's a tenuous half a hand because we still got a long way to go.
00:59:59 Still got three disciplines.
01:00:01 Two down, three to go.
01:00:12 Let's take a look now at the other disciplines.
01:00:15 Kazakhstan lead as mentioned by 28 points.
01:00:19 Mexico have 37 second lead I think it was over China.
01:00:28 China eight seconds ahead of Japan.
01:00:31 And then you can see the chasing at Guatemala.
01:00:35 16 points behind China.
01:00:38 19 points behind Egypt.
01:00:42 Korea have taken a hit after a reasonably good start to the competition.
01:00:47 They've dropped down to seventh place.
01:00:49 USA are still competing but they won't be getting a chance at the medal.
01:00:52 They're more doing this for experience.
01:00:54 Kuwait have withdrawn from the competition.
01:00:56 That's it from fencing.
01:00:58 Let's build up to swimming.
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01:02:13 We will then move over to the pool where the athletes are going to swim a total of 200 meters, 100 meters per gender.
01:02:22 And time of 2.30 grants you 250 points.
01:02:28 Every second you go under you get two extra points as the athletes make their way out of the fencing hall and to the pool.
01:02:38 It's a short one minute walk.
01:02:40 We only have nine teams here in Cairo competing in this mixed relay.
01:02:47 We haven't had a chance to look at the heats yet but it looks like it's going to be only two heats for today.
01:02:54 It should be quick.
01:02:56 And the swimming will commence in just under 10 minutes.
01:03:04 The Japanese team have already made their way out.
01:03:09 We'll take a quick look at the standings.
01:03:15 So currently the team from Kazakhstan does lead the way, followed by the team from Mexico, which are only a couple of points behind, 28 points behind.
01:03:30 And we do know that their laser run is strong and so we're not ruling them out for gold yet.
01:03:36 Kazakhstan have a definite lead but again they aren't the strongest of runners, followed by China in third.
01:03:47 Japan in fourth, Guatemala in fifth, Egypt in sixth, Korea have dropped down to seventh after a disappointing ride for them.
01:03:59 USA is definitely out of the running but are in eighth place at the moment.
01:04:05 Kuwait has withdrawn from the competition.
01:04:11 So if you are just joining us, welcome to day six of this World Cup here in Cairo at the American University in Cairo.
01:04:20 We of course have the mixed relays today.
01:04:24 We have finished things off with the ranking round earlier.
01:04:29 Fencing bonus round is done and riding is of course done.
01:04:33 We get to the penultimate discipline of today, the swimming discipline, as we wait for the athletes and coaches to make their way out.
01:04:46 Shortly we will have a live interview with James and we'll be getting a word in from one of the Mexican athletes.
01:04:55 Mexico is of course currently in second and let's go to James.
01:05:00 We're joined by Dennis Boucher from Team USA.
01:05:05 Dennis, thank you for joining us on UIPM TV.
01:05:07 First time we've had a chance to speak to you, listen ahead of the swimming.
01:05:12 Obviously talking a little bit about USA and I guess you guys using this as a real opportunity to test out athletes in fencing and seeing how they're faring against some really good quality athletes.
01:05:24 We have some a little bit newer athletes here today just trying to get that experience because it's going to be a tough season.
01:05:31 So these athletes need to get that experience that way they can go to World Cups 2, 3, 4 and hopefully get the best result.
01:05:38 The athletes didn't take part in riding, I'm guessing that's probably because as a nation you guys are focusing on obstacle.
01:05:44 Is that part of the reason that you sort of sat out the riding this time because it's more about getting yourselves up and ready to go for future competitions maybe even next year?
01:05:53 No, we had an incident in the warm up arena, the horses kind of crossed paths and one of our athletes fell down so the judges thought it was a little bit unsafe.
01:06:03 So we got pulled from the riding but that's fine, again this is a learning experience for everyone so still doing the bonus rounds, still doing the swimming, still doing the laser runs.
01:06:12 So hopefully fine tuning those things, that way they can get through qualification and on to a semi-final and a final.
01:06:17 You mentioned younger athletes, Caleb I think is his fifth senior competition for example.
01:06:23 So this is what Mace Wheelie is good for isn't it, is getting those young athletes with as much experience as possible.
01:06:28 Yeah, of course, it gives them that idea of what they need to work on, practice some things, try some things, that way they can implement it in a qualification for the next World Cups and World Championships.
01:06:38 Just talk to us about this transition period the athletes make their way from the fencing bonus round stage.
01:06:45 It's all pretty chaotic and then they get themselves changed and then here for poolside, it's all pretty manic this part.
01:06:51 It's like the unspoken sick discipline is going from discipline to discipline isn't it?
01:06:57 Yeah, it's nice with the mixed relay it's only 100, so it's just get in get out, so you don't have to worry too much about probably warming up, it's just go hard and get your hand on the wall.
01:07:06 Alright, well thanks for your time, appreciate it, good luck for the rest of the competition, I'm sure we'll speak to you again some day in the future.
01:07:11 Alright, thank you.
01:07:16 So a quick interview then with a team from the US.
01:07:19 Team from the US have been eliminated in the ride due to a fall in the warm up, but again it's all a learning curve and any experience they can gain from this competition is definitely a plus.
01:07:32 And a lot of teams do actually use this kind of tactic to get those younger athletes into that senior scene using the team relay mix as a learning opportunity for these athletes.
01:07:46 Here's the team from Kuwait, again we just said that they have never competed at an international event before and this is their first year ever.
01:07:56 So a new country joining the UIPM family, it's always nice to see.
01:08:05 Team from Japan.
01:08:09 Senior shot there, team from Japan are actually going quite well at the moment, they are currently in 4th place, just 8 seconds behind 3rd.
01:08:18 So definitely in with a chance for a medal, but they will have to push a bit harder in the pool in order to better their ranking going into that laser run.
01:08:33 We have two strong teams ahead of them, team from Mexico, Mariana Arceo, Duiyo Keryo and the Chinese team, Lin Binjiang and Zhu Ting Zhang.
01:08:44 So both teams with experienced athletes who have fared well on their own in the individual.
01:08:52 And of course the team leading the pack at the moment is the team from Kazakhstan.
01:09:01 Kazakhstan you'd think might drop down after that laser run, being as they aren't the fastest of runners.
01:09:09 But again they have built up quite a lead that maybe the athletes behind them can't close that gap down.
01:09:17 We are a few minutes away from the start of the swimming, we have two heats.
01:09:25 Egypt, Korea, USA and Kuwait will be swimming in heat number 1.
01:09:31 And in heat number 2 we have our top ranked athletes, Kazakhstan, Mexico, China, Japan and Guatemala.
01:09:39 As we welcome our officials out onto the pool.
01:09:45 Egypt will be swimming lane number 3, Korea in 4, USA in 5 and Kuwait in 6.
01:09:53 And as always the women's start us off.
01:09:57 The first 100 meters and we welcome James back into the palm tree box.
01:10:04 Yeah, insightful to hear from the coach from USA and actually it was an elimination wasn't it in the end for USA.
01:10:10 It's always good to chat to different coaches isn't it, they've all got different experiences within the sport.
01:10:18 Here we go then, let's welcome the athletes one by one, two swimming heats, these are going to fly by well aren't they.
01:10:24 It's going to be a quick one.
01:10:27 It's what I love about mixed relay swimming, it's a bit like the old format of pentathlon when swimming was a flat out sprint wasn't it.
01:10:36 Because the athletes are only swimming 100 meters.
01:10:39 Yeah, it's going to be faster.
01:10:42 They have that chance to do that and we will be seeing significantly quicker times in the pool.
01:10:48 The team from Korea making their way out now.
01:10:51 Xiong Ming Xiong and Chang Guan Seil.
01:10:55 Their ride really hurt their performance, they were in 4th overall and now they're in 7th.
01:11:03 Yeah, it hurt them didn't it, their ride.
01:11:05 So there we can see Zoldak and Caleb.
01:11:08 And so again eliminated in the ride but again it's all about learning and giving some experience in these competitions.
01:11:21 Team from Kuwait will be swimming.
01:11:29 So you can see the team from Kuwait making their first performance of the day.
01:11:56 And it does mean that we have 4 teams in both heats.
01:12:03 We have 5 teams in the second heat isn't it.
01:12:06 And off we go underway in this first swim of the week.
01:12:16 That's a strong start from Xiong Ming Xiong and Malakis Mel.
01:12:24 100m for 2 laps of the pool.
01:12:28 Yeah this is going to go by quick. Malakis Mel is really putting in everything.
01:12:36 So Malakis Mel currently leading the way.
01:12:47 Team from Korea is holding on strong as well.
01:12:50 Xiong Ming Xiong.
01:12:52 This is going to be a quick 100m. We'll see the times as they touch that wall and hand over to their teammates.
01:12:59 Final 5m.
01:13:02 This is a 102m from the team from Korea.
01:13:08 Mohamed Gendi is out. Chang Won Seo is also out and it's going to be a tight race till the end there.
01:13:16 Yeah quick first 100m as we anticipated. I think we're going to get close to the 2.
01:13:22 So it's flying.
01:13:30 Gendi is going fast as well. Expect Al Gendi to give it everything.
01:13:39 Al Gendi versus Seo. Flat out sprints.
01:13:44 Al Gendi I think has moved into the race lead now.
01:13:48 It's really close between Seo and Al Gendi.
01:13:53 Al Gendi in front of his home crowd. Seo looking to make up and Seo starts to pull away.
01:13:58 It's going to be Korea who take this race win. Chang Won Seo with a strong swim. Will it be sub 2 minutes? No just over 2.01.05.
01:14:08 Egypt coming home in second place. 1.4 seconds behind.
01:14:18 Yes they come in second.
01:14:34 So just seeing how Q8 is going.
01:15:03 And how Q8 finish this first swimming heat.
01:15:08 Salem Al Salem in the pool.
01:15:13 Yeah so again not really in this competition for actual contention. It's more of experience and trying to...
01:15:32 So final meters of this race for the team from Kuwait.
01:15:40 Here comes that final few meters right after this.
01:15:46 And here we go. Great experience this for Kuwait.
01:16:15 And he touches.
01:16:39 So just seeing the replays there. The battle between Egypt and Korea was a thrilling one around 2 minutes.
01:16:48 So let's take a look at the scores.
01:17:03 And Egypt on 7.76 just four points further back. Korea in 7.72. USA and Kuwait in third and fourth place as things stand.
01:17:29 So these are the athletes that will be taking part in the swimming heat. Two Kazakhstan, Mexico, China, Japan and Guatemala.
01:17:38 Yeah Kazakhstan is in the lead at the moment.
01:17:56 Guatemala is there. Always so full of positive vibes.
01:18:02 Tito Correia flapping the badge.
01:18:07 Zhang and Zhang for China.
01:18:10 They're going to be in lane 5.
01:18:22 Japan, Saito and Panisic in lane 6.
01:18:27 And then finally the Guatemalans, Caravera and Ushua.
01:18:43 And Guatemala and Ushua.
01:18:45 Yeah so only two heats for this team relay mix. Only nine teams.
01:19:02 Quick swims though because it's just 100 meters per agenda.
01:19:09 And off we go. Anduin swimming heat 2.
01:19:28 And...
01:19:33 First 100 meters then. It's pretty close across the field.
01:19:46 Exciting.
01:19:49 Exciting first 100 meters. This...
01:19:56 And there's the turn. Sam moves into a narrow lead.
01:20:02 Pakistan trying to hold on.
01:20:08 Could go away towards determining the order.
01:20:18 Interesting to see how the standings are after this swim.
01:20:25 Swim is complete. Good swim that from Arceo.
01:20:30 Big leap into the pool there by Tudor Correia.
01:20:33 1-0-4 from Arceo.
01:20:35 Correia is flying but this is a bit quick swimming across the board.
01:20:40 Beautiful.
01:20:46 Still with the race lead.
01:20:53 Going back is a throw up in the back of your shots.
01:20:59 Final 100 meters then of this second swimming heat.
01:21:03 Still pretty close across the field actually.
01:21:08 I think I was guessing as to who wins this.
01:21:10 It does look good for Mexico.
01:21:12 That lead created by Arceo proved to be pretty useful.
01:21:18 I think Japan are coming back into this quite well at the end of this race as well.
01:21:21 It's going to be close between Japan, Mexico and I think Guatemala actually might end up with the race win here.
01:21:29 It is Guatemala. Japan in second with Mexico in third place.
01:21:34 Top three separated by just 0.56.
01:21:37 That concludes swimming heat two.
01:21:57 Very, very tight swimming heat that one.
01:22:10 Just 0.5 seconds separating first, second and third.
01:22:13 It won't make any difference to their scores.
01:22:15 They will all get the same points within a second of each other.
01:22:19 The first race of the day.
01:22:27 Let's watch back the replays then.
01:22:30 Arceo started things off well for Mexico.
01:22:43 You can see a huge leap forward that there from Julio Carrillo.
01:22:46 He wasn't able to keep pace in terms of getting the race win but he still kept up with the athletes from Guatemala and Japan.
01:22:53 And it was a three-way race to the end.
01:23:05 And there you can see the scores after the swimming.
01:23:12 Kazakhstan in first place.
01:23:16 852 points.
01:23:19 Yeah, built up quite a lead.
01:23:21 Mexico in second place.
01:23:24 1828.
01:23:29 It is 24 points.
01:23:32 The gap between first and second place.
01:23:38 Then in third place is China.
01:23:43 Battle for third though has really, really hotted up.
01:23:47 Just a point between third and fourth.
01:23:50 Egypt in fifth are a further eight points back.
01:23:55 But it is going to be that battle for third place that will make this race exciting as we approach the conclusion.
01:24:06 Right, it is time now to start building up to the laser run.
01:24:10 And I can just tease ahead for you guys here.
01:24:13 We are going to have a trackside interview with Olympic silver medalist Ahmed El Gendy.
01:24:18 Before we do that, let's just take a look at the highlights of the swimming.
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01:25:00 So, welcome back to the UIPM TV.
01:25:16 And let's take a look at how things move over from the swimming to the laser run.
01:25:22 We have, this is of course team relay mix.
01:25:26 So, three times 600 meter per gender.
01:25:29 Two shooting series for each gender as well.
01:25:32 So, it is going to be a quick race from both these athletes.
01:25:35 They have that kind of room and window to push further and run faster.
01:25:43 But there you have it.
01:25:44 The final discipline of the day.
01:25:47 The ever dramatic laser run here in Cairo.
01:25:52 Day six of this World Cup.
01:25:54 First of four World Cups ahead of the World Cup final.
01:25:57 And of course the World Championship.
01:26:00 This is of course Olympic year.
01:26:02 So, expect to see the best from these athletes.
01:26:05 We have the elite of the elite competing this year.
01:26:08 Four medals competing for ranking and competing for spots at the Olympic Games.
01:26:15 So, shortly we will be trackside with the Olympic silver medalist and James of course for a live interview.
01:26:24 But just before we get into that, let's take a look back at the standing.
01:26:32 Kazakhstan is in first, 24 seconds behind them is the team from Mexico.
01:26:37 And judging by their running, you'd think that they might worm their way up to that gold medal position.
01:26:44 China is starting at one minute and eight seconds.
01:26:48 So, a bit of a gap between Mexico and China.
01:26:51 Only one second behind China is the team from Japan.
01:26:55 And eight seconds off of third is the team from Egypt, Malak Ismail and Mohamed Ginzi.
01:27:02 They are currently starting in fifth and top, the best of ranking rounds when it comes to fencing.
01:27:08 But again, anything can happen.
01:27:11 So, let's throw to James with Ahmed El Gendi.
01:27:14 Yeah, we're joined by one of the most famous people in the whole of Egypt, Olympic silver medalist, gold medalist from yesterday, Ahmed El Gendi.
01:27:23 Your brother is just behind us there.
01:27:26 What have you made of his competition so far?
01:27:28 I know you've been running, you've been training.
01:27:30 He's currently in a battle for third place.
01:27:32 How good would that be to get him on the podium?
01:27:34 Yeah, actually, I think they have a big chance to be on the podium today.
01:27:39 And I think they can be fighting for the silver and bronze if the shooting is, if it went well.
01:27:50 I believe in him and I believe also in Malak Ismail.
01:27:55 They are good laser runners.
01:27:58 And I think he saved a lot of energy for not doing the finals.
01:28:03 But I think they will do great today.
01:28:06 Obviously, Egypt has done very well at this competition.
01:28:10 You had a great battle with Moutaz Mohamed as well.
01:28:13 How much of an inspiration do you think you've been to the younger athletes?
01:28:16 You know, in both the male and the female, obviously you are the first ever Egyptian to win a pentathlon Olympic medal.
01:28:21 How inspirational do you feel you've been to the younger athletes?
01:28:24 I'm so proud to be a role model for these generations, the younger generations.
01:28:32 Since I got the gold medal in Buenos Aires in the Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games 2018.
01:28:38 And we saw that the younger generation, beginning from Moutaz Mohamed,
01:28:44 because he had the chance to get the gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games 2022, but that was postponed to 2026.
01:28:52 But we have stronger generations now in Egypt.
01:28:58 They all have many ambitions, many dreams to be in the Olympic Games and to achieve the medals in the World Championships.
01:29:10 So I believe in them and I think they will achieve more.
01:29:16 Talk to us about this part of the warm-up routine.
01:29:20 Obviously, you're going to know Mohamed's style better than anyone.
01:29:24 What is he focusing on right now? And in fact, the rest of the athletes behind us, what is it they're really trying to do right now?
01:29:30 Actually, I think Mohamed does not want to warm up too much for the shooting, especially.
01:29:40 He wants to warm up mentally more than shooting physically.
01:29:47 I think it's the best thing and this is the best way I would prefer to warm up with.
01:29:54 Because before the exams, you had studied and you had done everything.
01:30:03 So it's the turn to perform and I think this is the best way to warm up.
01:30:10 Akhmed, always a pleasure speaking to you, my friend.
01:30:12 We're going to keep the camera rolling because Zeyna Omer is over here and we're catching her out.
01:30:17 She was pulling faces in the background. We're now going to get you live.
01:30:20 Zeyna, talk to us about this part of the competition from your point of view.
01:30:24 What are you really focusing on when you're in the warm-up range here?
01:30:28 What's the most important thing to get right at this part of the competition?
01:30:32 I mainly focus on keeping up my rhythm in the shooting.
01:30:36 Just focusing on being consistent with every shoot and just putting myself in that competition mood for the shooting.
01:30:47 You've obviously taken part in mixed relays, in team relays.
01:30:52 You've won medals in the Junior World Championships as well.
01:30:56 Just how important is that partnership with your teammate in being successful in mixed relay?
01:31:01 I think what you're most worried about is you don't want to let your teammate down.
01:31:06 You're always trying to be better than you are with yourself because you want to win as a team.
01:31:12 Just not let the other person down and just keep going until you reach the best you can do.
01:31:17 If you are starting a bit further back, like some of the teams, there's a real battle for the podium here, isn't there?
01:31:24 If you're starting a little bit back, you have to have that confidence in each other to try and encourage each other
01:31:30 to push forward and get that job done, don't you?
01:31:34 Definitely, but you also have that mindset when you have nothing to lose, you're already further back.
01:31:41 You just keep pushing forward, no stress, nothing.
01:31:44 Because you're already further back, you literally have nothing to lose. You have everything to gain.
01:31:50 Mariam is in the commentary box. Why don't you say "Back to you, Mariam" and then we have one "a-mer" to the neck.
01:31:55 Back to you, Mariam.
01:31:58 So, those were the words from Zain Ahmed and Ahmed El-Gindi, both Egyptian athletes.
01:32:05 They've competed in this competition. Ahmed El-Gindi is obviously one of the most experienced athletes here.
01:32:12 He won gold yesterday, won silver at the Tokyo Olympic Games and gold at the Youth Olympic Games.
01:32:23 Zain Ahmed is still a youngster, still trying to make her way up in that senior community.
01:32:29 She's my younger sister as well, so I'm very proud of her.
01:32:33 She is currently the world record holder in terms of the obstacle course.
01:32:38 And the thing is that it's still early days. Lots to come from the young athletes.
01:32:47 Just as a reflection on what Zaina said about teamwork regarding this team-related mix.
01:32:53 There's a big aspect where you don't really want to let your teammate down, as opposed to working on your own and individuals.
01:33:02 So, the motivation and encouragement from your teammates can be a big factor in terms of who wins here.
01:33:12 And coming from experience herself, Zaina was a gold medalist at the Junior World Championship at the team-related mix with her partner, Mouathaz Mohamed.
01:33:24 Mouathaz Mohamed actually competed yesterday and got the silver medal in the individual.
01:33:30 So, strong Egyptian team. And it's always good to hear from them.
01:33:37 As we focus back on the field now. This is the team-related mix here in Cairo.
01:33:45 So again, starting up in first place is going to be the team from Kazakhstan.
01:33:49 They have a 24 second lead over the team from Mexico. But again, we know how fast these Mexicans are.
01:33:56 China starts further back down at 1 minute and 8 seconds.
01:34:01 So, it's going to be hard for them to push for that silver medal. But never say never.
01:34:08 Japan is starting at 1.09, just one second behind China.
01:34:11 Also a strong team. Egypt, Malak Ismail and Mohamed Gindhi starting 1 minute and 16 seconds behind.
01:34:18 So, 8 seconds off of third place.
01:34:20 And Ahmed kind of alluded to the fact that they might even be competing for silver, which I thought was a bit surprising.
01:34:26 Bold that one.
01:34:27 I'm not sure he'd seen the score at that point.
01:34:30 But yeah, it would be... I mean, listen, nothing is impossible, is it?
01:34:36 This is a pentathlon. A lot can change. So, yeah, you never know.
01:34:43 So, we are just two and a half minutes away from the start of the laser run.
01:34:56 And, well, Kazakhstan 24 seconds ahead. Do you think Mexico can catch?
01:35:03 Yeah, I definitely do, to be honest. I mean...
01:35:06 Just make sure there's no loose bags by the shooting range for their athletes to get caught around.
01:35:12 I mean, Manuel Padilla got in a tangle last year, he didn't...
01:35:15 And that caught him out. It's one of those freak occurrences that can happen.
01:35:20 But jokes aside, I think Mexico are in with a good chance here.
01:35:25 Yeah, definitely a candidate for that top position.
01:35:28 Both really strong runners. Mariana Arceo needs no introduction when it comes to her laser run.
01:35:34 We're expecting some big things from them.
01:35:37 But again, we're not counting out the team from Kazakhstan, who managed to pull off quite a lead in this competition.
01:35:47 So, all to play for. And there you have the current standing ahead of the laser run.
01:35:54 Yeah, you can see that 24 second gap between first and second.
01:35:59 Then there's a big drop-off. I think it's going to be a tough ask, despite the fact the Olympic silver medalist Ahmed El-Ghandi did say maybe the Egyptians can challenge for silver.
01:36:08 I think, listen, he knows better than others, but I think that's going to be a bit tough ask.
01:36:14 But we'll see what happens.
01:36:17 Looking further down, Korea, Guatemala, Egypt, Japan and China.
01:36:23 They're just separated by 12 seconds.
01:36:27 It is going to be a battle for bronze here in mixed relay.
01:36:33 So, the shooting range has now been closed.
01:36:37 Yeah, just a couple of minutes away from the start of the laser run.
01:36:42 [MUSIC]
01:37:10 So, athletes making their way to the shooting range for one final time in Cairo this year.
01:37:18 I always feel a little bit nostalgic on the end of the competitions.
01:37:21 You spend a bit of time here, long days, and it's almost sad that the event comes to an end.
01:37:28 Yeah, I mean, the event was long, but again, some pretty memorable moments here in Cairo.
01:37:36 And some unexpected medal positions we had yesterday as well, starting off the season strong.
01:37:44 So, we still have so much to look forward to.
01:37:48 Three other World Cups, a World Cup final and a World Championship ahead of the Olympic Games.
01:37:53 Time to make some predictions.
01:37:55 Predictions. Okay, I go Mexico first, China second and Egypt third.
01:38:04 Poor Kazakhstan, what have they done to upset you?
01:38:07 They're one minute and eight seconds ahead of China and you're not even backing them to go on the podium.
01:38:15 I'm going to jump in because you made your predictions.
01:38:17 Okay, you jump in.
01:38:18 I think I agree with you with Mexico.
01:38:19 I think Maiano Azeu and Julio Colio are going to be pumped and fired up for this.
01:38:25 They're both good runners. I think they could get ahead of Kazakhstan.
01:38:28 I think Kazakhstan second and then I think Egypt will do it and come third.
01:38:34 Depending on how the shooting goes with that disclaimer.
01:38:39 But let's wait and see.
01:38:42 [Music]
01:39:00 Here we go then. The start of the laser run is about to begin.
01:39:07 The athletes on the start/finish line for one final time here in Cairo.
01:39:13 Kazakhstan have a 24 second head start.
01:39:17 One minute to start. Each athlete will have three times 600 metres and two shooting series.
01:39:26 Ladies first.
01:39:29 So, the female athletes will get us underway.
01:39:34 The male athletes will follow on and bring things home.
01:39:40 35 seconds to start.
01:39:42 35 seconds until the start of this race.
01:39:48 And then of course we will have a 24 second lead.
01:39:52 It's going to be fairly one-way traffic for the early stage of this race.
01:39:57 As Yakov Leva and Arseo start things off.
01:40:08 So, it's been a long day of action for these athletes.
01:40:12 But it all comes down to this.
01:40:16 And the laser run is underway with Lyudmila Yakovleva of Kazakhstan leading us out of the field.
01:40:38 And it is a 24 second head start.
01:40:40 But watch this. Mariana Aseo is off.
01:40:44 So quick. Flying.
01:40:47 Yeah, she is. I mean, we saw it yesterday with Emiliano Hernandez.
01:40:53 It's a huge lead that Kazakhstan have. 24 seconds is very, very significant.
01:41:00 Mariam's bridged it to Kazakhstan not to finish on the podium.
01:41:05 I think they're never going to let me on the podium.
01:41:07 Absolutely not.
01:41:08 That was harsh to be honest.
01:41:10 It was harsh.
01:41:11 Yeah, she seems to be. We're going to see like the split time.
01:41:15 But you wait until we've obviously got the shots now of Kazakhstan.
01:41:19 And to be fair, she looks quick. But wait until you see Mariana Aseo.
01:41:23 And Mariana Aseo, I think, has closed off about eight seconds already, by the way.
01:41:29 We'll see those split times as soon as they're available to us.
01:41:33 As China and Japan and Egypt now on the course.
01:41:38 Guatemala, but I'm going to do these split times.
01:41:41 108.31 for Kazakhstan.
01:41:44 The split gap is 17 seconds.
01:41:47 It's a seven second chunk out of that lead Mariana Aseo has already taken.
01:41:55 That's wild.
01:41:57 That is wild. Mariana Aseo is so fast.
01:42:00 And the thing is, she's only got to run three laps.
01:42:03 Yeah, she's going to be even faster.
01:42:05 She's got Ismail and Guevara swapping positions.
01:42:11 I think China could be overtaken before too long.
01:42:17 Anatoly is moving up into fourth place.
01:42:20 Ismail is flying around this course as well, isn't she?
01:42:24 We are getting close to our first shooting routine.
01:42:28 Don't forget, a lot of time can be made up and lost in the shooting routine.
01:42:32 And look at Xiang Wenshan making her way.
01:42:35 This is the battle for third, folks.
01:42:38 I'm excited about this one.
01:42:40 The gap now between first and second is just nine seconds.
01:42:45 That is unbelievable.
01:42:47 Mariana Aseo has nearly taken a full 24 seconds after the first lap.
01:42:51 They're both at the shooting range, first and second.
01:42:54 This is the battle for silver and gold at the shooting range now.
01:42:57 There we go.
01:42:59 Aseo is struggling a little bit in the range here, actually.
01:43:04 And, well, we missed it, but Yakov Leva is out.
01:43:10 So Aseo is at the range, if we can see.
01:43:13 There we go, that's the angle we need.
01:43:15 And Aseo gets those five.
01:43:17 She's going to have to do it all over again.
01:43:19 Again, we're not sure on the times, but that gap looks about ten seconds, I'd say.
01:43:23 Well, it was 24.
01:43:25 It's going to be a good battle for first and second.
01:43:28 We've got all these following athletes on for the battle for bronze.
01:43:34 It's currently Egypt leading the way.
01:43:37 Korea in fourth place, Guatemala in fifth place, China in sixth.
01:43:45 You see that battle for bronze all in the shooting range now.
01:43:52 Malakishmau with two, Xiangmeng Xiang with four at the moment.
01:43:58 Xiangmeng Xiang is out.
01:44:01 She moves up into third place.
01:44:03 Guatemala moves up into fourth.
01:44:05 So all change here.
01:44:08 And you can see Egypt are really struggling at the range here with Malakishmau.
01:44:13 I think she might be out now.
01:44:15 But that's a good few seconds they've lost.
01:44:18 So it's Korea who move up into third place.
01:44:21 Xiangmeng Xiang currently with a grip on third.
01:44:32 So, oh my goodness me, this is the battle for first place.
01:44:36 And Mariana Aseo storms around the outside.
01:44:39 It didn't take her long.
01:44:41 And Mariana Aseo has turned over a 24-second deficit to move into the race lead.
01:44:52 Mariana Aseo and Julio Carillo now look almost as though they are destined for gold here in Cairo
01:45:00 as Mariana Aseo begins her final lap of this final.
01:45:04 It's job done as far as she's concerned.
01:45:07 She's heading into the shooting range now. She has to improve on that previous shoot.
01:45:11 Let's see how Mariana Aseo improves if she does on that previous round of shooting.
01:45:17 Here we go in the range. Aseo, pistol in hand.
01:45:26 And we don't have her shooting dodge.
01:45:28 But look at that four out of five.
01:45:30 Is it going to be five?
01:45:32 Oh, they're both locked on four.
01:45:34 And Aseo is away.
01:45:36 I feel that is significant for the context of this race.
01:45:40 Mexico leads the way and is pulling away even further from Kazakhstan now.
01:45:47 Mariana Aseo has had a really, really good stint here.
01:45:50 And she will, without question, hand over the race lead to her teammate.
01:45:55 What about that battle for bronze?
01:45:58 I think it's Korea who have taken a strong hold on that race.
01:46:10 Aseo is away. But what about that battle for bronze?
01:46:13 We could really do with seeing the shooting range now.
01:46:16 There we go. And Xiangming Xiang is away.
01:46:18 So Korea started in seventh and now have moved up and have taken a firm grip on this battle for bronze.
01:46:27 And Kuwait with a ten-second shoot there, by the way.
01:46:31 Ismail and Gendi. This is better shooting from Ismail.
01:46:35 And nearly got a clean sweep there.
01:46:37 She's struggling on this fifth one.
01:46:39 There we go. Eleven-second shoots for Egypt.
01:46:42 This is our race lead. Oh, it's a slip for Mariana Aseo.
01:46:45 Well, and that, well, it's USA, I thought for a second.
01:46:48 And that was Kazakhstan coming into it.
01:46:50 Hopefully Mariana Aseo is OK.
01:46:52 It's the second time she's hit the surf this competition.
01:46:55 She fell off the horse in the individuals and she slipped here in the running.
01:46:58 She's certainly got a few bruises to show from this competition.
01:47:02 But she doesn't seem to be hurt. She's OK.
01:47:05 Mariana Aseo. It's not easy for her, this competition.
01:47:11 Julio Carillo is waiting.
01:47:15 And you can see bouncing up on the spot, desperate to get going.
01:47:18 Because that battle is well and truly still alive.
01:47:21 That was a good final stint from Kazakhstan.
01:47:26 Let's just check that she's OK.
01:47:28 Just a quick rub of the sway of the hand.
01:47:30 And here we go. Kazakhstan are now back in the mix.
01:47:35 What about Korea, by the way?
01:47:37 Is there any chance that they could maybe catch up?
01:47:41 Aseo is holding her right ankle, by the way.
01:47:45 She looks hurt, but we'll focus on the action on the course.
01:47:52 This is, I think, the battle for fourth and fifth.
01:47:58 There is third place.
01:48:00 So Korea have got a strong hand on this.
01:48:03 And this is Chang Wang Aseo.
01:48:05 And this is where he's really strong.
01:48:07 But Mohamed El Gendy is primed and ready to go.
01:48:11 And he's a quick runner as well. El Gendy's gone.
01:48:13 So El Gendy has to chase down Aseo.
01:48:15 And he quickly looks over his shoulder.
01:48:18 And are Egypt going to be able to push on for this battle for bronze?
01:48:22 Guatemala are not too far off as well.
01:48:26 Mariana Aseo is getting some treatment.
01:48:29 But Slip has not gone without some damage, obviously, for her.
01:48:35 But it's just two seconds of gap now between Mexico and Kazakhstan.
01:48:38 This is a good race.
01:48:41 Yeah, we thought that Mexico would pull off more of a lead.
01:48:45 But it looks like it's going to be a battle to the end there.
01:48:47 Yeah, it certainly is.
01:48:49 Kazakhstan all over the back of Mexico now.
01:48:52 And the battle for gold and silver is well and truly alive.
01:48:56 Julio Carillo is digging deep.
01:48:58 And we could be about to see another change for the race lead here.
01:49:01 Kazakhstan had a 24-second head start.
01:49:05 Here we go.
01:49:07 And Kazakhstan reclaim top spot and move into the race lead.
01:49:12 And now it becomes a battle of composure to see who holds their nerve in the shooting range.
01:49:18 They're going to arrive in a fairly similar time.
01:49:24 So here we go.
01:49:26 Mexico versus Kazakhstan arriving at the range.
01:49:30 This is the battle for gold.
01:49:32 Two shoots to go in this race.
01:49:35 Let's take a look then. Right down the barrel of the gun.
01:49:37 Kazakhstan make their first. Mexico make their first.
01:49:39 It's two for five in terms of Mexico here.
01:49:43 It's two for two for both.
01:49:45 Mexico moving into the lead.
01:49:47 And you can see now in the bottom right-hand corner,
01:49:49 Mexico shooting constantly. Kazakhstan is four for five.
01:49:53 And then Mexico get away, but so does Kazakhstan.
01:49:59 And there is the battle for first.
01:50:02 It is still just as close as ever.
01:50:04 Kazakhstan are looking quicker in the running.
01:50:06 And I think it opened up a bit of a gap here, Marion.
01:50:08 Yeah, I didn't expect them to hold on, but they are proving me wrong.
01:50:12 And the Changuang Tso is now in the range.
01:50:14 Mohamed El-Gendy is in the range as well.
01:50:16 There we go then. So Changuang Tso two for five.
01:50:18 He's shooting slowly here.
01:50:19 Can Mohamed El-Gendy make up for the time lost on the track?
01:50:24 It's going to be close between these two.
01:50:26 El-Gendy gets the fifth light up and we've got a real battle for third here.
01:50:30 It's Changuang Tso versus Mohamed El-Gendy.
01:50:33 Mohamed El-Gendy all over the back of Changuang Tso.
01:50:36 He's like a Formula One racing car taking the slipstream.
01:50:39 As he goes around the outside, Mohamed El-Gendy has moved up into third place.
01:50:45 Could it be another medal here for Egypt?
01:50:48 They've done what we thought was unthinkable at the beginning of the day.
01:50:51 But their day has gone well and they've moved up into a medal position.
01:50:55 But Changuang Tso will not give up.
01:50:57 He's got a kick finish as well.
01:50:59 We've still got one shoot to go.
01:51:01 There's battles all over the field.
01:51:03 First and second are still to be decided.
01:51:06 Third and fourth are still to be decided.
01:51:10 Which nation takes which colour medal?
01:51:13 We will find out on the final lap of this race.
01:51:17 This is where Pentathlon is at its most thrilling.
01:51:20 Julio Carrillo is all over the back here of Kazakhstan.
01:51:29 It's exciting. We're having battles across the board.
01:51:32 Gold and silver in your shot there.
01:51:35 It's going to be a battle of nerves here.
01:51:40 Who holds on? It's first and second and third and fourth.
01:51:45 First and second arriving at the shooting range.
01:51:47 Kazakhstan and Mexico.
01:51:50 And there we go. That's the shot we need.
01:51:53 Mexico with two for five.
01:51:55 Three for five for Mexico.
01:51:57 It's four for five for Julio Carrillo.
01:52:00 Carrillo puts half a hand on a gold medal.
01:52:04 Exceptional shooting when it matters most.
01:52:07 Kazakhstan struggling a little bit here.
01:52:09 And by the way, the battle for second and third is making its way to the shooting range now.
01:52:13 Surely they're not going to get caught up in a race for silver now, are they?
01:52:17 Don't go anywhere folks. The race is completing its conclusion here.
01:52:20 Kazakhstan get away and that should be silver for them.
01:52:23 But the battle for bronze now is really where the heart of this race is.
01:52:28 It's El Gendy and it's Seo.
01:52:30 And Seo is getting away well.
01:52:32 El Gendy struggling a bit in the range there.
01:52:35 Will El Gendy get away?
01:52:37 He's at the range and he's struggling.
01:52:39 And Chang Wang Seo snatches back bronze for Korea.
01:52:43 And El Gendy's heart will be broken once again here in Cairo.
01:52:47 Unless can he find the pace and catch Chang Wang Seo.
01:52:50 That is a big gap. It's going to be a lot to ask.
01:52:54 Julio Carrillo and Mariana Aseo are looking very, very good for gold here.
01:52:59 It's a 10 second gap between third and fourth.
01:53:03 Not quite the finish to the race that Egypt were hoping for.
01:53:07 But Korea will be over the moon with that.
01:53:10 Mexico have got a very strong grip on gold now.
01:53:15 And Julio Carrillo is coming around the final few stages.
01:53:18 Mariana Aseo slips and took another bruise for the cause of her nation.
01:53:24 As she attempts to win more medals in this sport.
01:53:27 It's a big gap now between Mexico and Kazakhstan.
01:53:31 But it will be gold for Mexico.
01:53:33 A big smile on the face of Julio Carrillo.
01:53:36 Mariana Aseo jumping up and down on the finish line.
01:53:39 It's gold for Mexico.
01:53:41 Another gold for them.
01:53:43 Fantastic nation in mixed relay.
01:53:45 And it's going to be a solid silver for Kazakhstan as well.
01:53:50 Gold for Mexico. Silver for Kazakhstan.
01:53:54 And I think if I'm not mistaken it's going to be bronze for Korea.
01:53:58 There is Chang Wang Seo.
01:54:00 He finishes this weekend well.
01:54:02 Mohamed El Gendy is in the background.
01:54:04 But that final shoot has cost him a chance for a place on the podium.
01:54:09 It's bronze for Korea.
01:54:11 And a fourth place for Egypt who had a tough day today.
01:54:16 Respect between Seo and El Gendy.
01:54:19 And that was a gripping later one.
01:54:22 Yeah, that battle for bronze had us to the end there.
01:54:26 But that final shoot really cost Mohamed El Gendy.
01:54:29 The battle for gold as well was not really definitive until that last shoot.
01:54:35 When Mexico took the lead.
01:54:37 Kazakhstan blew us away in silver.
01:54:40 Great battles across the boards and fantastic effort from all the athletes.
01:54:48 Chang Wang Seo, Sun Ming Shook, Mohamed El Gendy, and finally making it over the line.
01:54:54 Team from Japan is now finishing up their race.
01:55:02 We have two more teams out on the track.
01:55:05 Team from the US and the team from Kuwait.
01:55:10 Again, it's all about gaming, about experience here in Cairo.
01:55:14 It's not about winning medals at this point for them yet.
01:55:18 So we still have two nations out on the course, USA and Kuwait.
01:55:37 We have two teams on the board.
01:55:42 Kuwait and the US.
01:55:52 So we will let this race draw to its conclusion and get ourselves in position to hear from the athletes who took the medals.
01:56:17 Just to confirm, Mexico took gold, it was silver for Kazakhstan and Korea in the end taking the bronze.
01:56:28 Over to you, Mariam.
01:56:34 So James will be out in the field reviewing our top three teams.
01:56:40 Team from Khabusan, Mexico and Korea.
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01:56:50 Kuwait into their final shooting series.
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01:57:00 We have a lot going on in the background in support of those two nations.
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01:57:34 Good effort from them, all smiles.
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02:08:32 Congratulations to the team from Kazakhstan
02:08:35 as we prepare for the final interview with our gold medalists.
02:08:40 The team from Mexico, Mariana Arcel and Ruiu Carillo.
02:08:46 And we go to the Mexicans.
02:08:54 Another gold medal for Mexico in mixed relay.
02:08:58 You guys must be absolutely thrilled.
02:09:00 Firstly, Mariana, you had a bit of a fall.
02:09:03 You fell yesterday in the riding in individuals.
02:09:05 You fell today in the mixed relay.
02:09:07 Your body is taking some bruising.
02:09:09 How are you? Are you okay?
02:09:11 My body now I think is good.
02:09:13 But my mind is really strong and happy
02:09:17 because it's a crazy competition.
02:09:20 It's really strong, the classification and semifinal and final.
02:09:26 Today in the relay I think I am strong and I am really happy.
02:09:31 The experience yesterday in the horse is strong for me
02:09:35 because five years no elimination in the horse battle.
02:09:39 Today is super.
02:09:41 You're going to have to translate for me for Julio.
02:09:44 So I'm going to teach you to be translating.
02:09:46 Talk to us about that battle you had in the end with Kazakhstan
02:09:50 because it was very exciting to watch.
02:09:52 How was it as a competitor?
02:09:54 It was a very difficult competition.
02:09:56 I hadn't competed in international events for a long time.
02:10:00 So to see it as my first competition,
02:10:03 I felt very good, very confident with what I had.
02:10:06 And the truth is that Kazakhstan won and gave us the gold medal.
02:10:11 His body is not good and one year he didn't compete.
02:10:14 Today he competed and he feels very good.
02:10:17 It's my first gold medal in the World Cup relay for an individual.
02:10:24 It's my first gold and I am really happy for it.
02:10:27 You have quite a collection now.
02:10:29 You won lots of medals last year, now you have a gold medal.
02:10:32 You ran like crazy as well.
02:10:34 You really wanted this today, didn't you, to win that first gold.
02:10:36 I can see just how much it means to you.
02:10:38 Yes, Mexico is really faster now and it's a really strong country.
02:10:44 I think you remember last year in every cup there was a medal.
02:10:52 But now it's the gold, it's better.
02:10:56 Just finally, I know you have lots of fans watching back home.
02:10:59 Both of you, just a message to your fans, obviously in Spanish, back in Mexico.
02:11:03 We love you so much. We are very happy for this competition.
02:11:07 Dad and Mom, Nacho, Sergio, Panchito, everyone is watching us.
02:11:11 He has his baby, his wife.
02:11:15 Greetings to my wife and my baby.
02:11:17 This is for you. Without you this wouldn't be possible.
02:11:21 You are my great motivation. Greetings to all of Mexico.
02:11:24 You are both lovely people. Enjoy it. Thank you so much.
02:11:27 Bye.
02:11:29 So your gold medalist, the team from Mexico.
02:11:33 But before we get back to that interview, let's take a look at the final results.
02:11:37 Mexico, of course, coming home in gold. Kazakhstan taking silver.
02:11:41 Korea with that dramatic end to the race there in bronze.
02:11:45 Egypt in fourth. Guatemala in fifth. China in sixth.
02:11:49 Japan in seventh. USA in eighth. And Kuwait in ninth.
02:11:55 So Mariana, Arsenao and Duercario, talk about just how much that meant to them.
02:12:00 They've gotten, obviously, medals in the team relay mix before, but never gold.
02:12:05 So they were definitely happy with that one.
02:12:08 And firsts are always the best. So congratulations to them.
02:12:12 They fought really hard today to get that gold.
02:12:15 And Mariana Arsenao even took a fall for it.
02:12:18 I have a question for you. Go ahead.
02:12:20 Mariana is demonstrating why it is a bit of a risk to compete in mixed relay.
02:12:27 In Olympic year, she's fallen. I think she's okay.
02:12:30 And absolutely clearly buzzing, by the way, about winning gold, wasn't she?
02:12:34 Yeah.
02:12:37 But, yeah, we're going to keep you guys entertained
02:12:40 whilst we're waiting for the build-up to the ceremony.
02:12:45 Let's just take a look at how the athletes got to that winning position
02:12:52 with a recap of their day.
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02:14:18 So congratulations to all of our athletes.
02:14:28 We are just building up to the start of the medal ceremony.
02:14:33 A recap on who finished where.
02:14:35 Mexico with gold and Mariana is building her collection of medals.
02:14:40 And as alluded to in that interview, they won medals at all the relays in the World Cup last year.
02:14:47 And they continue to win medals in the relays.
02:14:50 Mexico are the relay masters.
02:14:54 Commiserations to Egypt, by the way. They missed out on a podium.
02:14:57 It was Korea who snuck in ahead of them. Kazakhstan with silver.
02:15:01 And that does conclude the action in Cairo.
02:15:10 We're just waiting for the start of the ceremony.
02:15:12 Marianne, thoughts on that?
02:15:14 It's been an exciting World Cup and I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season.
02:15:19 I promise this to be one of the strongest seasons we've ever had.
02:15:23 The athletes are all backing down and just looking for those Olympic qualification spots.
02:15:28 So this is a good omen for what's to come.
02:15:41 Yeah, we're just building up to the start of the medal ceremony.
02:15:47 One of the things I find interesting about pentathlon is the way it all gets built and knocked down and rebuilt.
02:16:00 And one of the guys who is crucial to this process is our friend Simon, who is in charge of the target.
02:16:13 Welcome to ULTM TV for the first time. How are you doing?
02:16:16 I'm doing very good. I finished the competition finally.
02:16:19 An incident-packed event for you. You had a target fall on your face, but that aside, everything's gone smoothly?
02:16:27 Yes, everything was fine. It was a nice competition finally.
02:16:30 What happens now? Because everything gets broken down and you'll obviously be coming out.
02:16:34 Yes, they will bring it down and we'll put it in the boxes and store it in their storage.
02:16:39 You travel the world with pentathlon. You're part of this process, aren't you?
02:16:46 Yes, I am.
02:16:48 You're part of this crazy traveling circus, aren't you?
02:16:53 Yes, like you.
02:16:55 We'll see you in Ankara. Thank you for joining us.
02:16:58 Just quickly, to talk to us, explain to those watching what exactly you do. What's your role here?
02:17:04 My job is to get the results from the targets and forward them to ULTM so they can display it on their live streams.
02:17:11 And to send the results to ULTM to get it on their websites.
02:17:15 An important part of the process. Thank you for your hard work.
02:17:18 It's good to chat to all the different people in the community.
02:17:21 We're building up to the start of the awards ceremony now.
02:17:23 We'll let you get on and crack on with breaking down the targets and we'll see you next time.
02:17:27 Thanks so much for your time.
02:17:28 Thanks, James.
02:17:31 We get Simon on UIPM TV as the VIPs and delegates make their way out onto the start of the ceremony,
02:17:41 which we're looking forward to getting underway.
02:17:56 Here's the tradition with Pentafor.
02:18:01 Top 6 on the podium.
02:18:07 China, Guatemala and Egypt on the extended podium.
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02:18:18 Receiving their bullets for 6th place.
02:18:31 Guatemala and Egypt on the gold medal.
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02:18:43 Egypt just off the podium in 4th place.
02:18:51 Still get a standing ovation from the spectators and the crowd.
02:18:56 Egypt, of course, just missing out on the medal.
02:19:08 It's not been Mohamed El-Ghendi's event this season.
02:19:11 No, it's...
02:19:13 You know, sometimes there are highs and lows in Pentafor.
02:19:16 This was just one of those events for him.
02:19:19 Let me move our eyes to the bronze medalists.
02:19:22 The team from Korea, Changwon Taeo and Shugming Chang.
02:19:26 Yeah, Changwon Taeo and Shugming Chang were unbelievable today.
02:19:30 They did really, really well.
02:19:32 Yeah, they started top in 7th and finished in 3rd.
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02:19:39 They have over there awards.
02:20:04 Changwon Taeo has won his fair share of medals now in the Pentafor circuit.
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02:20:23 Congratulations to our bronze medalists.
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02:20:35 And the team from Kazakhstan.
02:20:40 Needless competition with a silver medal in their pocket.
02:20:43 Their first ever medal.
02:20:46 Great accomplishment.
02:20:51 And a solid performance from them throughout this day.
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02:20:57 So Kazakhstan picking up the silver medal.
02:21:20 And you can see just how much that means to them.
02:21:24 A wonderful moment for Kazakhstan.
02:21:27 And it was a really good battle, wasn't it?
02:21:29 Between Kazakhstan and Mexico.
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02:21:36 It's going to be another gold medal for Mexico in mixed relay.
02:21:56 It will be a first gold medal for Mariana Aceo.
02:22:01 She is absolutely delighted.
02:22:04 She's had to work hard for this one.
02:22:06 But finally on to the top step for the first time.
02:22:09 Mariana Aceo and Donyol Carillo of Mexico.
02:22:14 They have had a great mixed relay.
02:22:28 Dr. Clark Shulman and Shiny Fang hand over the gold medals.
02:22:35 The IPL President and Secretary General.
02:22:40 Another wonderful competition.
02:22:48 Mexico, crowned champions, lift the trophy up high.
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02:23:00 It's a good day for Mexico.
02:23:07 The national anthem will be playing soon.
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02:24:34 The national anthem of Mexico.
02:24:44 Ringing out over Cairo to signify the conclusion of mixed relay here.
02:24:53 After a gold for Mexico, a silver for Kazakhstan and a bronze for Korea.
02:25:02 Well, that has been a really, really exciting day of pentathlon action.
02:25:07 Many congratulations to all our athletes for what has been a truly remarkable event.
02:25:14 Big smiles on the face of Mexico.
02:25:17 They've done it again.
02:25:20 And they will be back again for more action in Ankara, Turkey in around a month's time.
02:25:26 The conclusion of this 2024 pentathlon season.
02:25:31 A continuation to the USA. It's a way of being concluded yet.
02:25:34 One World Cup down, three to go.
02:25:37 World Cup final, World Championships and then it's more matter of the Olympics.
02:25:43 The crowned champions here in Cairo. That concludes the World Cup.
02:25:51 And we will see you all again soon in Ankara, Turkey.
02:25:56 Thanks for tuning in. Thanks to everyone who's worked hard behind the scenes.
02:26:00 And we'll see you next time. Bye for now.
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