PentUp is a modern pentathlon competition raising money on behalf of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) charities, for the therapy and treatment of serving and retired British military personnel.

The idea is simple: by competing in a multi-discipline sport (swimming, fencing, show jumping and combined run & shoot), we can provide the veterans with a therapeutic environment and have some fun at the same time.

The inaugural PentUp event is taking place at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on October 14, 2017, with a view to it becoming an annual event. It is the first time that a multi-discipline sport has been used as a form of recovery.

Competitors will be split into eight teams consisting of: veterans, civilians, clinicians, and an experienced team captain who will not compete - they’re on hand purely to provide tactical advice and patch up wounds.

To find out more about the event and how you can watch please go to http://pentup.org.uk/ Tickets are also available for the black tie dinner in the evening.

In the meantime, here's some pictures of the torture, er... I mean sporting venues.

(Combined run&shoot)

(Swimming)

(Show Jumping)

Run, shoot, swim, fence, show jump... what could possibly go wrong?!