MOSCOW, Jan 24, Andrey Simonenko. A new discipline of modern pentathlon that will replace riding, will be tested in the spring at the stages of the World Cup 2022, said the President of the Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Russia (FSPR) Vyacheslav Aminov. year in Paris.» Last week, the first UIPM executive committee was held with a new composition. The main issue was a new fifth type. Every day, a group of experts from the UIPM and the IOC is working on the format of this type. Three or four formats have been planned, they are being worked out. Like everyone else, I signed a non-disclosure agreement, but there are some guesses on what we will stop in. The secret will not last long, since this new species will be tested at the World Cup stages this spring (in parallel with the main Competitions). Starting from April, «said Aminov.» On summer tournaments, the test will be held together with the IOC staff, and the final decision will be accepted at the UIPM Congress of 2022 at the end of November, «he added. Omins emphasized the importance of the upcoming decision.» When Coubert created the pentathlon, the horse was not a dogma. He chose between equestrianism and rowing. But in the end I settled on horseback riding. We, too, are now facing a historic decision. If we make the right decision on a new event, a new and very interesting history of modern pentathlon will begin,» said the head of the FSPR.
