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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 world's best pentathlete says he'll quit the sport if it ditches riding for cycling after the Olympic horse-punch scandal
Modern penthatlon's governing body has reportedly voted to remove horse riding from the sport after…
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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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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The royal family shared rare photos of 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth horse riding in lockdown
The Queen's husband, Prince Philip, has been self-isolating with Her Majesty, however he is yet to …
Mikhaila Friel
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Cillian Murphy was nervous about riding a horse in 'Oppenheimer: 'I left him in the dust,' says Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt said Cillian Murphy was nervous about horse riding on "Oppenheimer," so he was given a …
Eammon Jacobs
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Phoebe Dynevor says she lied at her 'Bridgerton' audition about being a skilled horseback rider despite having a fear of horses
The 25-year-old British actress plays Daphne Bridgerton on season one of the Netflix hit Regency dr…
Claudia Willen
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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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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 authorities have proposed a new set of rules to protect horses after the dramatic issues at the Tokyo Olympics
The changes proposed by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne include modifying courses to…
Barnaby Lane
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An Olympic showjumper faces expulsion from Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for cocaine
The 36-year-old's Olympic dream is not entirely over as he is entitled to have another sample analy…
Sam Cooper
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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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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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California cops arrested a man on a drunken-driving charge, even though he was riding a horse
California's rules against drunken driving also apply to people "operating animals on the highway,"…
Joshua Zitser
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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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Video shows the Queen's horse waiting at the entrance of Windsor Castle as the late monarch completes her final journey
Terry Pendry, who often went riding with Queen Elizabeth II, stood by the horse and bowed his head …
Anneta Konstantinides
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Jessica Springsteen, daughter of Bruce Springsteen, is making her Olympic debut on the US equestrian team
The rock singer's 29-year-old daughter started riding horses while growing up in New Jersey. She's …
Lauren Edmonds
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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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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…