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Modern pentathlon's president says the sport must evolve or it will 'die'
After cutting equestrian show jumping in the wake of an animal welfare scandal that erupted at the …
Barnaby Lane
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The Olympic pentathlon champion says the way the sport's chiefs chose to replace horse riding with an obstacle course is 'all quite suspicious'
UIPM President Dr. Klaus Schormann let slip in an interview in November that the call had already b…
Barnaby Lane
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Scandal-ridden modern pentathlon is replacing horse riding with an obstacle course for athletes. The sport's Olympic champion says it's 'insulting.'
"We're not just a pick-and-mix sport," Joe Choong told Insider after the changes, which were made f…
Barnaby Lane
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Uncooperative horses wreaked havoc and killed dreams in the weirdest event at the Olympics
Horses bucked off their riders, refused to jump fences, and generally caused mischief during Friday…
Will Martin
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Modern pentathlon tore itself apart and alienated its biggest stars to try to stay in the Olympics. It's probably getting kicked out anyway.
The Tokyo horse punching saga triggered chaos in modern pentathlon, and the turmoil isn't going awa…
Barnaby Lane
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The Tokyo Olympics horse punching saga sent modern pentathlon into chaos. Now the sport's stars are in open revolt.
Three Olympic and world champions spoke in detail with Insider about the myriad issues they say imp…
Barnaby Lane
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The Tokyo Olympic horse-punch saga has officially pushed modern pentathlon to ditch horse riding after 109 years
German coach Kim Raisner was ejected from the Tokyo Games after she struck a horse that was refusin…
Barnaby Lane
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A 3-time pentathlon world champion says the Olympic horse-punch saga was just the latest incident in a long history of the sport neglecting horse welfare
Samantha Murray told at Insider that at one competition in Mexico in 2014 the animals "had open wou…
Barnaby Lane
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Modern pentathlon bosses fear the sport will be thrown out of the Olympics entirely if they don't scrap horse riding, leaked documents say
The UIPM has reportedly voted to remove horse riding from the sport after a coach punched a horse a…
Barnaby Lane
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The horse-punch debacle at the Olympics was so traumatic for modern pentathlon that the sport is reportedly completely getting rid of horse riding
The German coach Kim Raisner was ejected from the Tokyo Games for striking a horse that was refusin…
Barnaby Lane
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Modern pentathlon's governing body denies accusations that its decision to include obstacle course racing was made behind closed doors
"Everyone has had an opportunity to put forward their proposals," UIPM athlete representative James…
Barnaby Lane
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An animal charity is suing Olympic organizers over a number of horse-related incidents at Tokyo, including the now-infamous pentathlon punch
The Swiss animal welfare organization is accusing the IOC and the Fédération Equestre International…
Sam Cooper
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Olympic pentathlon gold medalist denies the sport needs to be changed after pandemonium in Tokyo event
Team GB's Kate French said the response the sport received at the Olympics was "really good" and sa…
Sam Cooper
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Modern pentathlon's attempt to keep its Olympic place after the horse-punching scandal has sparked a generational civil war
Modern pentathlon is on the brink of losing its place in the Olympics. Insider spoke to over 25 off…
Barnaby Lane
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Here's the story of how the strangest event in the Olympics, the modern pentathlon, was inspired by the duties of a 19th century soldier
While both events have five disciplines, that's where the similarities end. In the ancient pentathl…
Sam Cooper
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The head of world pentathlon has hit back at criticism of the horses during the Olympics, saying athletes are to blame for their bad performances
Friday's women's pentathlon involved several uncooperative horses, which cost pentathletes points a…
Will Martin
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A German coach has been kicked out of the Olympics for punching a horse that refused to jump and cost its rider a medal shot
Modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner hit the horse backstage before rider Annika Schleu started her …
Will Martin
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Germany is calling for urgent changes to modern pentathlon after a chaotic equestrian event at the Tokyo Olympics
Germany's Annika Schleu plummeted in the modern-pentathlon standings after drawing an uncooperative…
Sam Cooper
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World pentathlon authorities are launching a 'full review' after the tumultuous show-jumping event at the Tokyo Olympics
The governing body said it regretted the "trauma" suffered by a horse that was punched by a German …
Sam Cooper
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Modern pentathlon's global chief can't decide if the sport has chosen what will replace horse jumping after Olympics controversy
Over the weekend, global pentathlon boss Klaus Schormann appeared to say a new fifth sport had alre…