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Obstacle laser run is being proposed as the new format to feature at
next year’s International University Sports Federation World
University Pentathlon Championships.
The International Modern Pentathlon Union is set to hold a key vote at
its online Congress on whether obstacle replaces riding as the sport's
fifth discipline and forms part of its proposal to the International
Olympic Committee in a bid to salvage the sport's Olympic status.
The path to saving modern pentathlon from Olympic removal may just be filled with obstacles. As in, ring swings, rope mazes, balance beams and warped walls.
International Modern Pentathlon Union Athletes' Committee chair Yasser
Hefny claims the introduction of obstacle racing can be the "missing
piece" in the sport's quest to secure its future in the Olympic Games.