An event held in the "modern pentathlon", one of the Olympic sports, is an obstacle race that aims to be newly adopted from the 2028 Los Angeles Games. announced that it will implement
In the Olympic Games, which compete for comprehensive strength such as fencing and swimming, over the modern pentathlon, one of the events, equestrian, was excluded at the general meeting last November, and the international sports body officially adopted an obstacle race instead. We are aiming to implement it at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Last year, a test competition was held, and it was held in a format that competed for the time while moving while hanging on a device similar to a funnel and climbing a curved wall.
And on the 1st, the International Modern Pentathlon Union announced the details of the obstacle race to be held this year.
According to this, the 60m to 70m course will consist of 8 types of obstacles selected from 14 types such as curved walls, mounds, and hanging rings.