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Modern Pentathlon is in a bind to find a new sport at the Olympics to replace show jumping after a German official punched a horse in Tokyo last year. This from "The Sports Examiner" ..
Well, the search for a new, fifth discipline has taken a turn to the absurd.
The PentathlonUnited group posted a tweet from Sportbeat managing editor James Toney (GBR) that included:
“Embattled @WorldPentathlon officials met with an athlete focus group to begin discussions on what sport should replace riding after they forced through controversial changes last year” with “potential examples” including
â— Cycling (motor cross, mountain, electric) â— Triathlon hybrid: full transformation of the sport with fencing gone â— Drone racing â— Roller skating â— Obstacles: on the water/on land â— Steeplechase â— Traditional Gambian pillow fighting â— Hurdles running
Tokyo Olympic men’s champ Joe Choong (GBR) replied, “Forcing athletes to talk about a 5th discipline they don’t want is not consulting with them — AthCom should be representing athletes’ opinions, the majority of which want to keep riding!”
The UIPM Athletes Committee also reported its survey that showed 59.4% of those replying as dissatisfied with the UIPM’s “investment in the Riding Discipline” and only 27.4% satisfied.
Where is this headed? Michael Payne, the former IOC marketing director who is also a member of the fifth-discipline development panel, tweeted:
“Must have been fast asleep in working group when pillowfighting raised Normally on for good wind up & sending media off down blind allies for entertainment. Maybe drone controlled pillows navigating an obstacle course. IOC would have to accept for sheer bonkiness.”
Stay tuned; the “new” pentathlon is slated for trial events this summer! --
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Gambian pillow fighting on 10:02 - Feb 1 with 3367 views
One of the joys of the Olympics is the repurposed commentator, trying to pass themselves off as experts on an event they had hardly heard of two weeks before. So log-rolling, or better still, Turkish oily wrestling please, for the chance to hear Jermaine Jenas and Annabel Croft discussing when to go in for a wily nut-squeeze.
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Gambian pillow fighting on 11:23 - Feb 1 with 3260 views
Gambian pillow fighting on 11:10 - Feb 1 by MrSheen
One of the joys of the Olympics is the repurposed commentator, trying to pass themselves off as experts on an event they had hardly heard of two weeks before. So log-rolling, or better still, Turkish oily wrestling please, for the chance to hear Jermaine Jenas and Annabel Croft discussing when to go in for a wily nut-squeeze.
In Oz we call that a squirrel grip, being quite commonly mentioned during rugby league games, though initially by Roy & HG.
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Gambian pillow fighting on 14:31 - Feb 1 with 3130 views
Reading the OP again, I hope the “Embattled World Pentathlon officials” get the chance to leap out of a window into a river, swim over to where horses are tied, then gallop off, slashing at their pursuers with sabres drawn. Or pillows.
[Post edited 1 Feb 2022 15:46]
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Gambian pillow fighting on 15:59 - Feb 1 with 3007 views
If the pentathlon is supposed to reflect cavalry soldier training, how about tank racing? It could be a welcome global sales boost to whichever tank manufacturer gets the contract to provide the vehicles.
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Gambian pillow fighting on 02:19 - Feb 2 with 2702 views
If the pentathlon is supposed to reflect cavalry soldier training, how about tank racing? It could be a welcome global sales boost to whichever tank manufacturer gets the contract to provide the vehicles.
Are you suggesting there should be an expansion of the pentathlon?
Gambian pillow fighting on 02:19 - Feb 2 by Boston
Are you suggesting there should be an expansion of the pentathlon?
It's not an expansion. The Olympic committee are looking to replace showjumping as an event within the pentathlon following the unfortunate events last summer. Horses were sourced locally in Japan and lots were drawn among the competitors for them. Some horses were clearly not up to the task, and the German gold medal favourite drew a horse which basically couldn't jump, effectively ruining any chance of any medal. The German coach then took out her frustration by punching the horse.
A subsequent review reached the conclusion that it would be best to drop the equestrian element from the Olympic sport and replace it to make up the necessary five elements. Hence the discussion on this thread.
As always, we are here to help.
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Gambian pillow fighting on 15:27 - Feb 2 with 2495 views
I see this thread has entertained LFW but the rules on the show humping section were always suspect IMO. According to an Irish competitor who was in medal contention the horse who the riders never met just refused to jump and she lost out.This was after the German coach told her medal contender to punch the horse to get it moving .This sounds like crazy sh*t to decide a medal so maybe its for the best. Compare the Show Jumping competition where the million dollar horses are flown over and each competitor has been riding their own horse for years its like night and day. The welfare of the animals should be top priority always
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Gambian pillow fighting on 15:31 - Feb 2 with 2485 views
Gambian pillow fighting on 15:27 - Feb 2 by CLAREMAN1995
I see this thread has entertained LFW but the rules on the show humping section were always suspect IMO. According to an Irish competitor who was in medal contention the horse who the riders never met just refused to jump and she lost out.This was after the German coach told her medal contender to punch the horse to get it moving .This sounds like crazy sh*t to decide a medal so maybe its for the best. Compare the Show Jumping competition where the million dollar horses are flown over and each competitor has been riding their own horse for years its like night and day. The welfare of the animals should be top priority always
What are the rules on show humping these days?
"Remember to listen to me but look at her. Don't get it the wrong way round. That would be hideous."
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Gambian pillow fighting on 22:05 - Feb 2 with 2350 views
We were discussing which action hero activity could replace show jumping, and Master Sheen suggested pub-fighting. “Pieters of Denmark moved into the gold medal position when she pushed a quiz machine onto her Korean opponent.” A better TV spectacle than the alternative, computer hacking.
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Gambian pillow fighting on 10:41 - Feb 3 with 2246 views
It's not an expansion. The Olympic committee are looking to replace showjumping as an event within the pentathlon following the unfortunate events last summer. Horses were sourced locally in Japan and lots were drawn among the competitors for them. Some horses were clearly not up to the task, and the German gold medal favourite drew a horse which basically couldn't jump, effectively ruining any chance of any medal. The German coach then took out her frustration by punching the horse.
A subsequent review reached the conclusion that it would be best to drop the equestrian element from the Olympic sport and replace it to make up the necessary five elements. Hence the discussion on this thread.
As always, we are here to help.
Expansion Tank, Tom. It’s a jokey plumbing reference😀
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