Horse riding to be dropped in modern pentathlon from 2028 LA Games
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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 refused to jump a fence. "The decision to replace riding comes after our UIPM executive board endorsed a series of recommendations made by the UIPM Innovation Commission after a two-day meeting in Monaco last week." UIPM president Klaus Schormann said the time had come for the sport's governing body to be "bold and ambitious" following strong recommendations from its Innovation Commission.

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