{{Short description|Sport that combines pistol shooting and running}} {{Infobox sport | name = Laser run | image = Women%27s_Individual_Laser-Run_YOG18_13-10-2018_(002).jpg | alt = | imagesize = | caption = Shooting during a laser run | union = Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne | nickname = | first = 2015<ref name='OEVMFLR'>{{cite web|url=https://www.modernerfuenfkampf.at/de/info-center/kurz-uebersicht/laser-run|title=Laser Run|publisher=Österreichischer Verband für Modernen Fünfkampf (ÖVMF)|accessdate=2021-03-06}}</ref> | firstlabel = | region = Worldwide | registered = | clubs = | contact = | team = | mgender = mixed relay only | type = | equipment = Laser pistol | venue = Outdoor on grass, dirt or track and field stadium | olympic = | world = | paralympic = }}
'''Laser run''' is a multisport competition consisting of running and shooting. It is a sport in its own right and the last event of the modern pentathlon where it was formerly known as '''combined'''.
==Distance and format== Laser run is a competition that involves cross country running and laser pistol shooting in multiple sequences. Laser run competitions are held under rules of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM).<ref name="lazrrulz">{{cite web| url= https://www.uipmworld.org/sites/default/files/laser-run_guidelines_2019_final_4.pdf |title= 2019-2020 UIPM LASER RUN COMPETITION GUIDELINES | date= 2019-01-01| accessdate=2020-03-04 |publisher=UIPM}}</ref>
The sequence of a laser run is as follows: * Start (approx. 25 m or 300 to 600 m from the shooting range) * Shooting (5 hits with an unlimited number of shots in max. 50 seconds) * Running (300 to 600 m) * [...] repetition of the sequence of shooting and running (2 to 4 repetitions) * Finish: The first person to cross the finish line wins.
The number of repetitions and the distances depend on the age group of the competitors.<ref name="lazrrulz"/> Running distances range from 300 to 600 m. Distance to the target is 5 or 10 m. On senior level, a competitor runs five 600 m laps with four series of hitting five targets at a distance of 10 meters.
There are different rankings according to gender and age group.
From 2015 to 2021 the running distances were 200 m, 400 m and 800 m.<ref name="lazfr15">{{cite web| url= http://www.courirafuveau.fr/accueil-triathlon/163-championnat-du-monde-de-laser-run-a-perpignan |title= Championnat du monde de Laser Run à Perpignan| date= 2015-09-30| accessdate=2022-01-03 |publisher=}}</ref>
== Equipment == thumb|Shooting during a laser run competition The laser run uses laser pistols and targets that have to be homologated by the UIPM. Laser pistols are usually also provided by the organizers at regional competitions to enable an easier entry into the sport. In national or international competitions, the participants compete with their own pistols. The laser pistols are safe for spectators and participants. They are almost noiseless and they are not subject to weapons legislation.
The laser run uses electronic targets with five green and red lights as indicators. The target is similar to the one of 10 Meter Air Pistol competitions with the dimension of 17 x 17 cm and a black target area of 59,5 mm in diameter. The distance from floor level to the centre of the target is 140 cm.
There are no special requirements for running equipment.
==Competitions== {{main|Laser Run World Championships}} The first Laser Run World Championships were held in 2015.<ref name='OEVMFLR'/> The Laser Run City Tour aims to introduce the sport to audiences in different cities all over the world.<ref name="uipmlazr">{{cite web| url= https://www.uipmworld.org/sport/uipm-laser-run | title= UIPM Laser Run. What is UIPM Laser Run? |accessdate=2020-03-06 | publisher=UIPM}}</ref> Furthermore, Laser run was a showcase event at the 2019 World Urban Games in Budapest<ref>{{cite web| author= Michael Pavitt|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1098403/gaisf-world-urban-games-anniversary | title= GAISF President aims to build on first World Urban Games as anniversary marked|accessdate=2012-12-01 | date=2020-09-14}}</ref> and was part of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.<ref name= 30thSEAG>{{cite web|url= https://www.uipmworld.org/news/2019-sea-games-success-indonesia-and-philippines-triathle-and-laser-run | title= 2019 SEA Games: Success for Indonesia and Philippines in Triathle and Laser Run|accessdate=2021-01-11 | publisher=UIPM}}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery class="center"> File:Laser_Pistols_(UIPM_homologated)_for_Modern_Penathlon,_Laser_Run_and_Triathle.jpg|Homologated laser pistols File:Laser_Run_Targets_2023.jpg|Competition target (left) and travel target (right) File:Laser Run Mixed Relay Modern Pentathlon 2018 YOG %2890%29.JPG|Shooting range File:Women's_Individual_Laser-Run_YOG18_13-10-2018_(053).jpg|Combined, 2018 Summer Youth Olympics File:Laser_Run_Modern_Pentathlon_AG2018_03.jpg|Combined, 2018 Asian Games File:Shooting Range for a Laser Run in Nuremberg 2022.jpg|Laser Run, German National Championships 2022 </gallery>
== Sources == <references />
==External links== * [https://www.uipmworld.org/sport/uipm-laser-run UIPM: Laser Run] * [https://www.uipmworld.org/sites/default/files/laser-run_guidelines_2019_final_4.pdf Laser Run Guidelines]
Category:Multisports Category:Modern pentathlon