Farida Khalil

Farida Khalil

Personal information
Nationality	Egyptian
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon
Medal record Women's modern pentathlon Representing   Egypt World Championships 2025 Kaunas Individual

Farida Khalil (born January 2011) ^[1] is an Egyptian modern pentathlete. She won the 2025 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.

Career

She was a gold medalist in the relay at the 2023 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships alongside Malak Ismail in Druskininkai, Lithuania. ^[2]

During the 2025 season, she won the under-17, under-19 and under-22 World Championship titles before then moving up to senior events. ^[3] She won her first senior Modern Pentathlon World Cup gold medal in July 2025 at the age of 14 years-old. ^[4]

In August 2025, she won the individual gold medal at the 2025 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania in August 2025, winning by a significant margin, finishing it 11.95 seconds ahead of Hungary’s Blanka Guzi. ^[5]

References

1. Perelman, Rich (May 13, 2025). "MODERN PENTATHLON: Has the sport found its transformational star in a 14-year-old Egyptian?". The Sports Examiner. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
2. "UIPM 2023 PENTATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: EGYPT AND FRANCE OPEN WITH RELAY SUCCESS". uipmworld.org. 12 Sep 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
3. "UIPM 2025 PENTATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: KHALIL (EGY) COMPLETES 'FARIDA SLAM' WITH WOMEN'S FINAL SUCCESS". uipmworld.org. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
4. Rhys, Paul (28 August 2025). "14-year-old phenom Farida Khalil: Solving the puzzle of Modern Pentathlon" . Retrieved 30 August 2025.
5. "UIPM 2025 Pentathlon World Championships: Egypt's 14-year-old Farida Khalil wins gold to secure fourth world title of the season". Olympics.com. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.