Equestrian has been excluded from one of the Olympic games, the modern pentathlon, and obstacle races will be introduced on a trial basis as a candidate for a new event to replace it.
The modern pentathlon is an Olympic competition in which the combined strength of fencing, swimming, equestrian, and laser running, which combines running and shooting, is competed.
After the end of the Paris Olympics next year, the Union Internationale de Penthalum is aiming to implement a new method of changing equestrian to another event by the 2028 Los Angeles Games, and on the 2nd, a new alternative to equestrian. As a candidate for the event, we announced that we will introduce obstacle racing on a trial basis.
It means trying after the tournament in Turkey in June and deciding whether to officially adopt it.
According to the Modern Pentathlon Association of Japan, there were issues regarding the modern pentathlon of equestrian, such as the difficulty of preparing the environment depending on the country and how to improve safety.