I competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in modern pentathlon, and over the last few months I’ve been busy

I’m very aware that pentathlon is a rather niche sport - for those of you who don’t know our sport was

Nonetheless, the resulting plan was to propose a pentathlon of four sports and a question mark for the

If it were up to me, I would take my chances with a well-reformed riding format.Modern pentathlon has

Safe to say in pentathlon we don’t get anywhere close to that number.

Pentathlon is a great sport, with great athletes.

Hasan Arat, chairman of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Coordination Commission for the 2023 European Games, has expressed confidence the Host City Contract will be signed by Kraków-Małopolska next month.

badminton, beach handball, beach soccer, boxing, breaking, canoeing, cycling, fencing, judo, karate, modern pentathlon

former head coach of the Russian Federation has questioned the sincerity of "some International Modern Pentathlon

On the eve of the UIPM Congress, Aleksey Khaplanov, head coach of the Modern Pentathlon Federation of

Khaplanov, who has spent half a century working within modern pentathlon and coached the respective Sydney

enthusiasts consider that without the horse-riding discipline the modern pentathlon sport awaits a fast

It is understood that the decision to drop riding from the modern pentathlon programme is opposed by

I have read with sadness your letter addressed to the modern pentathlon public."

Coubertin, the former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President who created the sport of modern pentathlon

, has issued a statement saying that any changes to the sport must "embody the spirit of pentathlon".

The statement was issued two days before the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) Congress, when

We all agree that since its introduction in 1912 at the Stockholm Olympic Games, modern pentathlon has

For example, creative changes such as replacing pistol with the laser run.International Modern Pentathlon

go, we believe Coubertin would appreciate a change towards a discipline that embodies the spirit of pentathlon

Riding has featured since modern pentathlon was introduced at the Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games, with

A total of 46 modern pentathletes who have won Olympic medals over the past 60 years have signed an open letter calling upon International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to intervene personally and prevent riding from being dropped from the sport.

The list of those calling for Bach’s "strong counteraction" to the International Modern Pentathlon Union

to use his influence "against a decision that is clearly damaging and destructive to not just modern pentathlon

by the executive board of UIPM which decided in a secret meeting - without any consultation with the Pentathlon

Regardless whether this is the case, we, Olympians of modern pentathlon, turn to you personally on behalf

In an open letter, virtually all living Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon the last 60 years - including

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has forced the Modern Pentathlon Association of Denmark

 "If this is not the case, the Danish Modern Pentathlon Association is certainly free to follow

riding be replaced with another discipline that "enhances the popularity and credibility of modern pentathlon

to replace it has not been confirmed.The dispute between the UIPM and MAPDK comes as a letter from Pentathlon

#pentathlonunited #savepentathlon #modernpentathlon #savethehorses pic.twitter.com/RwCIo62SHb— Pentathlon

far from established that the IOC has required the removal of the equestrian discipline from modern pentathlon

International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) vice-president Joël Bouzou has urged athletes to "embrace

Canada, the Modern Pentathlon Federation of Sweden, the Finnish Fencing and Pentathlon Federation and

When Baron Pierre de Coubertin invented the modern pentathlon, horses were not only used in military

A new modern pentathlon without riding will create a more level playing field."

There is nothing 'modern' about a modern pentathlon that forever stays the same."

As for modern pentathlon, the sport needs to be more affordable, more accessible, more appealing to all

Over the years, writing up International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) events, I’ve noticed an odd thing

For Schormann the catchline is different – "I’ll do anything to keep modern pentathlon in the Olympics

Modern pentathlon, he was told, took too long. TV viewers. Youth. Brevity. Modernity.

Firstly, does riding need to be in modern pentathlon?

And last week, in fronting the latest Pentathlon United initiative to put that into effect, she offered

Also taking part in the Pentathlon United press conference was Britain’s three-time world champion and

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) Athletes' Commission (CACOB) held the second Forum of Brazilian Olympic Movement Athletes' Commissions, with 42 members from 30 Olympic Sports Commissions taking part.

of sport and the Olympic Movement - athletes," said CACOB President Yane Marques, winner of a modern pentathlon

Pentathlon United, the group formed to resist the proposed removal of riding from the modern pentathlon

Olympics, has issued two ultimatums to the sport’s international governing body, the International Modern Pentathlon

The statement came shortly after an announcement by Modern Pentathlon Australia (MPA) that it has reversed

Allenby announced: "On behalf of all the athletes who signed our original letter and are now part of Pentathlon

Benny Elmann-Larsen, President of the Danish Modern Pentathlon Association, has confirmed a case has

with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, claiming that the UIPM decision to drop riding from modern pentathlon

was "unconstitutional" ©Pentathlon UnitedThe UIPM previously claimed that, at the Congress, "member

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has received letters of support from more than 50 National

refused to jump.Prominent figures have lambasted the UIPM Executive Board for its decision.The Modern Pentathlon

several who refused to jump in the riding discipline at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty ImagesThe Egyptian Modern Pentathlon

that the change would help more countries in Africa to compete in modern pentathlon.The Uganda Modern Pentathlon

a federation".Concerns over funding for riding training were also emphasised by the Chinese Modern Pentathlon

when staging competitions.It claimed this amounted to "at least two-thirds of the budget" at modern pentathlon

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has removed reining as one of its disciplines, after modifications to its Statutes were approved at an Extraordinary General Assembly.

there and could threaten the integrity of the sport we love," De Vos claimed.The International Modern Pentathlon

medallist and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Pál Schmitt has criticised International Modern Pentathlon

Union (UIPM) President Klaus Schormann over the decision to remove riding from the modern pentathlon

The objection was also made by the Modern Pentathlon Association of Denmark (MPADK), which argues

IOC, which is expected to ratify the Olympic programme for Los Angeles 2028 next year, implied modern pentathlon

IOC has never asked you to change the programme, the timing, the composition or the rules of modern pentathlon

".Several National Federations also hit out at the UIPM, including Pentathlon Canada, the Modern Pentathlon

Federation of Sweden, the Finnish Fencing and Pentathlon Federation and representatives from Poland,

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has appointed former athlete and sports lawyer Arantxa King as its new ethics officer, while also confirming additions to its Ethics Commission.

Beng Choo Low of Malaysia and Portuguese lawyer Tiago Carvalho.Essilfie is the President of the Modern Pentathlon

Several nations have hit out at the International Modern Pentathlon Union's (UIPM) decision last week

to drop riding from modern pentathlon, as conflict continues between the sport's community and the UIPM

Pentathlon Canada was among those saying it was "caught off guard" in a statement."

We realise that pentathlon needs to innovate to improve accessibility and inclusion for more athletes

We remain hopeful that a solution may exist to retain the five core disciplines of pentathlon through

The Modern Pentathlon Federation of Sweden called for the UIPM to keep the event in modern pentathlon

or the Board to resign as a consequence.Neighbouring Finnish Fencing and Pentathlon Federation accused