MOSCOW, Jan 24, Andrey Simonenko. pentathlon is connected with the lack of good results at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, said the president of the Federation of Modern Pentathlon of Russia (FSPR) Vyacheslav Aminov.On Monday it became known that Andrei Makushin replaced Andrei Moiseev as the head coach of the Russian national team in modern pentathlon. At the Olympics in Tokyo, Russian pentathletes were left without medals. «I believe that the two-time Olympic champion Moiseev is an absolutely talented person. But due to the fact that we had no results at the Olympic Games, I decided to appoint Andrey Makushin as head coach,» said Aminov.» Makushin worked as the head coach of the triathlon team, despite the fact that he came there from pentathlon. Then we returned him, he was engaged in quadrathlon and did it very effectively. Since we will not have equestrian sports in the future, I believe that this appointment is promising «Makushin is an intelligent, experienced, professional person. He will bring a correct, less rigid function to the coaching staff,» the head of the FSPR added.
