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Modern pentathlon soon finds out if swapping horses for obstacles enough for invite to 2028 LA Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Modern pentathlon soon finds out if swapping horses for obstacles enough for invite to 2028 LA Games

Associated Press  

The athletes in modern pentathlon know for certain horses won’t be part of their event at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “Where’s your line?” This remains a complicated time as athletes train for Paris, where horses are part of the program, and have a eye down the road with obstacles. “It’s challenging because we already have so many hours of …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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Kaley Cuoco, former Big Bang Theory star, comes to punched Olympic horse's rescue
3 years, 4 months ago

Kaley Cuoco, former Big Bang Theory star, comes to punched Olympic horse's rescue

The Hindu  

A horse that was punched by a German coach during the modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Olympics has found a potential home - the stables of The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco. An avid equestrian herself, Cuoco expressed her wish to buy the 15-year-old gelding Saint Boy after his experience at the Olympic Games. "Not only will UIPM conduct …

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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 …

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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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