German modern pentathlete Annika Zillekens had another Olympics to forget after almost falling in the semi-final on Arezzo de Riverland before the horse then refused to jump an obstacle on Saturday.
VERSAILLES, France, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Annika Zillekens shed tears as her Modern Pentathlon career ended at the Paris Olympics on Saturday but the emotions were very different to Tokyo 2021 when an ...
The sport of modern pentathlon, a niche outlier at the Olympics, is getting rid of its horse competitions after the Paris Games and bringing in “American Ninja Warrior”-style obstacle courses for the ...
Pentathlon will trade show jumping for an obstacle course in 2028, after accusations of horse mistreatment in Tokyo. Athletes aren’t thrilled. But they could have been pillow fighting. By Sarah Lyall ...
Modern pentathletes are optimistic about the prospect of tackling obstacle course racing (OCR) for the first time at the World Championships in Lithuania this week, as the sport looks to reinvent ...