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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…
Will Martin
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Animal-rights charities call for changes to modern pentathlon after a coach punched a horse at the Tokyo Olympics
"The horses were in obvious distress and their treatment was unacceptable," said Tony Tyler, the de…
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 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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An Olympic pentathlete went from first place to 31st and broke down in tears after her horse refused to jump
Germany's Annika Schleu was leading the woman's modern pentathlon until she scored zero points in t…
Mia Jankowicz
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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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Pentathlon bosses have assembled an Avengers-like squad of the sport's greats to fix the problems exposed by the Tokyo Olympic horse punching saga
The group is chaired by 1976 Olympic champion Janusz Pyciak-Peciak and includes 2000 Olympic champi…
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…