Germany Is Calling For Urgent Changes To Modern Pentathlon After A Chaotic Equestrian Event At The Tokyo Olympics
Germany's Olympics supervisor called for changes to current pentathlon after tumultuous scenes in Tokyo. 토토사이트
A German rider lost a shot at a decoration in the wake of drawing an uncooperative pony. Others likewise battled.
The German Olympics council's Alfons Hoermann said an "earnest audit" of the principles was required.
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The top of Germany's Olympics advisory group called for pressing changes to the cutting edge pentathlon following tumultuous scenes during the ladies' occasion at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Germany's Annika Schleu, who was in dispute for a decoration, dove in the rankings when her pony, Saint Boy, would not hop.
The mentor Kim Raisner had struck the pony before it entered the field. Raisner was accordingly kicked out of the Olympics.
As Schleu attempted to get the pony to coordinate, she burst into tears. Schleu, who wound up completing 31st, was one of a few riders who battled to control their ponies during the occasion.
Schleu's and her partners' exhibitions and Raisner's conduct have prompted calls for genuine changes to the standards of the cutting edge pentathlon.
Riders are haphazardly doled out a pony in no time before the occasion, which means they don't have a lot of time to bond with the ponies - something that a few group faulted for the scenes on Friday.
an individual riding a pony: Annika Schleu's pony over and again wouldn't hop. Marijan Murat/picture coalition by means of Getty Images © Marijan Murat/picture union through Getty Images Annika Schleu's pony more than once would not bounce. Marijan Murat/picture coalition by means of Getty Images
The leader of the German Olympic Sports Federation, Alfons Hoermann, said at a question and answer session on Saturday that "the global principles need an earnest update," as per an interpretation by The Guardian.
"The various events at the opposition yesterday, from in a real sense the first to the last rider, are, we accept, unsatisfactory," he said. "They imperil creature government assistance and consequently harm the standing of the game and the games people."
Ingrid Klimke, a double cross Olympic gold medalist in eventing from Germany, additionally told the equestrian magazine Horse and Hound that the principles should have been "desperately" rethought.
"For me, trust and congruity are an essential piece of each method of managing the pony," Klimke said.
"The guidelines of the cutting edge pentathlon anticipate that horse and rider should become acquainted with one another so well quickly that they can finish a hopping course together.
"As I would like to think, that is beyond the realm of imagination, essentially not in a serious circumstance like the Olympic Games."
a pony running in a verdant field: Brazil's Maria Ieda Chaves Guimaraes falling during the advanced pentathlon. Pedro Pardo/AFP by means of Getty Images © Provided by INSIDER Brazil's Maria Ieda Chaves Guimaraes falling during the advanced pentathlon. Pedro Pardo/AFP by means of Getty Images
While some required an upgrade, Klaus Schormann, the supervisor of International Modern Pentathlon Union, on Friday protected the ponies in question and hit back at reactions of the occasion.
"I should say to the individuals who don't have a clue about our game so all things considered, the introduction of the office and the ponies were of a top notch," Schormann said, as indicated by the Irish Examiner.
"Perhaps there were a couple of seconds that you would say were not really decent, yet I advise you - the ponies are totally great."
Schormann recommended that any issues were the shortcoming of the competitors, not the ponies.
"We tried them and they were totally ready, and there is no reason for competitors to gripe," he added, as indicated by the Examiner. "It is simply because of the actual competitors in case they were not effective in certain pieces of the opposition."
The association, nonetheless, said in a proclamation on Sunday that it would "direct a full audit of the Riding discipline of the Women's Modern Pentathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games."