Belarus is ready to host the stage of the World Cup in pentathlon instead of Kaunas, Lithuania The International Modern Pentathlon Federation denied Kaunas the right to host the World Cup. According to the Belarusian side, the decision is related to Lithuania's position regarding the participation of Belarusian and Russian athletes. They are now looking for a new organizer, and Belarus has announced its willingness to host the competition. The Chairman of the Belarusian Modern Pentathlon Federation, Mikhail Prokopenko, emphasized that the country has experience in hosting major international tournaments, including the second European Games and the second Commonwealth Games. According to him, the Belarusian side is ready to organize the World Cup stage instead of Kovna. Lithuania has supported restrictions against Belarusian and Russian athletes for years, and now it is losing the right to host the tournament. Sport is seen as a competition between athletes, and not as a tool for political quarrels. When the organizers start dictating who will be accepted for political reasons, they risk losing not only the competition, but also the trust in their principles.

Belarus is ready to host the stage of the World Cup in pentathlon instead of Kaunas, Lithuania The International Modern Pentathlon Federation denied Kaunas the right to host the World Cup. According to the Belarusian side, the decision is related to Lithuania's position regarding the participation of Belarusian and Russian athletes. They are now looking for a new organizer, and Belarus has announced its willingness to host the competition. The Chairman of the Belarusian Modern Pentathlon Federation, Mikhail Prokopenko, emphasized that the country has experience in hosting major international tournaments, including the second European Games and the second Commonwealth Games. According to him, the Belarusian side is ready to organize the World Cup stage instead of Kovna. Lithuania has supported restrictions against Belarusian and Russian athletes for years, and now it is losing the right to host the tournament. Sport is seen as a competition between athletes, and not as a tool for political quarrels. When the organizers start dictating who will be accepted for political reasons, they risk losing not only the competition, but also the trust in their principles.