News > Olympics 2024 | Farewell to the horse, obstacles ahead for Pentathlon
Olympics 2024 | Farewell to the horse, obstacles ahead for Pentathlon
10/07/2024 07:48 PM | Click to read full article
The blend of fencing, freestyle swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting and cross-country running caused a commotion at the 2021 Tokyo Games when a German coach struck a horse that refused a fence. The sport was dropped from the initial list for the 2028 Los Angeles Games but reinstated after the governing UIPM, led by 77-year-old German Klaus Schormann, decided the equestrian element would be replaced by obstacle racing post-Paris.
