Tokyo Olympics Women's Modern Pentathlon: German coach who struck horse accused of cruelty to animals
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Women's Modern Pentathlon: German coach who struck horse accused of cruelty to animals

The Hindu  

The German Animal Welfare Association said Friday it has filed a complaint of cruelty to animals against a German modern pentathlete and a coach, who was thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics for striking a horse during the women's event. Annika Schleu and German coach Kim Raisner are accused of "cruelty to animals" and "aiding and abetting cruelty to animals," said the association in a statement. The German Animal Welfare Association criticised Schleu for having "roughly beaten the frightened and overtaxed the horse several times". "Of course, an athlete fixated on Olympic gold is under enormous stress at that moment, but that is no excuse for cruelty to animals," said Thomas Schroeder, President of the association.

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Gulyas takes women’s gold for Hungary in modern pentathlon
4 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Gulyas takes women’s gold for Hungary in modern pentathlon

The Hindu  

Hungary’s Michelle Gulyas showed the steady eye and hand of a sharpshooter to win the women’s Modern Pentathlon gold medal with a world record points haul at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Gulyas finished with 1,461 points, nine more than Clouvel, whose time in hitting all the laser targets during four shooting stops in the 3,000 metre run was by …

Paris Olympics 2024: Farewell to horses, obstacles ahead for Modern Pentathlon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Farewell to horses, obstacles ahead for Modern Pentathlon

Firstpost  

Britain won both the men’s and women’s golds at Tokyo 2020 with Joe Choong and Kate French. Reuters Modern pentathlon has obstacles ahead as it bids farewell to the horse at the Paris Olympics and prepares for a future more familiar to fans of Ninja Warrior and Tough Mudder. “To continue our Olympic future we had to make that change,” …

Modern pentathlon votes to swap horse riding with obstacles
2 years, 1 month ago

Modern pentathlon votes to swap horse riding with obstacles

Associated Press  

The federations for modern pentathlon approved a decision to replace horse riding with “American Ninja Warrior”-style obstacle courses as a fifth discipline in order to save the sport from Olympic elimination. As it currently stands, modern pentathlon in its current form of fencing, swimming, laser shooting, running and show jumping would be off the program after the 2024 Paris Games. …

Weightlifting, Boxing and Modern Pentathlon not part of initial 2028 Olympics programme
3 years ago

Weightlifting, Boxing and Modern Pentathlon not part of initial 2028 Olympics programme

The Hindu  

The sports of skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing that first featured at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been included in the initial sports programme for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday. But weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon did not make the cut of the initial 28 sports and must meet certain criteria in …

PETA urges IOC to modernise and drop equine events from Games
3 years, 1 month ago

PETA urges IOC to modernise and drop equine events from Games

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee must recognise that immediate change is needed and should drop equine competitions from future Olympic Games, animal advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said on Friday. Germany's modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner hit Annika Schleu's horse, Saint Boy, at the Tokyo Games when it refused to jump a fence, and the incident drew …

Horse riding to be dropped in modern pentathlon from 2028 LA Games
3 years, 1 month ago

Horse riding to be dropped in modern pentathlon from 2028 LA Games

The Hindu  

Horse riding will be removed from modern pentathlon's programme at the Olympics from Los Angeles 2028, the sport's governing UIPM announced on Thursday, with a consultation process set to start soon to find a suitable replacement. The decision comes after Germany's modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner hit Annika Schleu's horse, Saint Boy, at the Tokyo Games this year when it …

Modern pentathlon coach who struck horse sent for training
3 years, 3 months ago

Modern pentathlon coach who struck horse sent for training

Associated Press  

MONACO — A German modern pentathlon coach who struck a horse at the Olympics was ordered Monday to undergo training on animal welfare before she can work again at major competitions. TV footage from the Olympics last month showed Kim Raisner leaning over a fence to strike Saint Boy, which refused to jump fences in the show jumping round. The …

German pentathlon coach thrown out of Tokyo Games for punching a horse
3 years, 4 months ago

German pentathlon coach thrown out of Tokyo Games for punching a horse

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kim Raisner …

German coach suspended for striking horse at Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

German coach suspended for striking horse at Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A German coach at the Tokyo Olympics was suspended Saturday after being filmed hitting an uncooperative horse during the women’s modern pentathlon competition. The International Modern Pentathlon Union said it reviewed footage showing Raisner “appearing to strike the horse. German athlete campaign group Athleten Deutschland criticized what it called “the hostility and partly open hate” directed at Schleu …

Kim Raisner: Germany’s modern pentathlon coach disqualified from Olympics for hitting horse
3 years, 4 months ago

Kim Raisner: Germany’s modern pentathlon coach disqualified from Olympics for hitting horse

CNN  

CNN — Germany’s modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner has been disqualified from Tokyo 2020 for hitting a horse, the Modern Pentathlon Federation said in a statement on Saturday. “The EB reviewed video footage that showed Ms Raisner appearing to strike the horse Saint Boy, ridden by Annika Schleu, with her fist during the Riding discipline of the Women’s Modern Pentathlon …

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