In recent years we have become accustomed to seeing more and more diverse sports, which appeal mainly to the younger generation, enter the Olympic Games, such as climbing, surfing, skateboarding and even breakdancing which will first appear in Paris 2024, but is that just the beginning?
Pillow fight (yes, yes, you read that right) and drone racing are among the sports that have been raised as possible alternatives to horse riding, which it was recently decided to replace with a modern five-fight (pantathlon), right after the upcoming Olympics in the French capital.
The decision stems mainly from the phenomenon of the refusal of a number of horses during the Tokyo 2020 Games, including the Saint-Boy (sacred child) horse, on which the German Anika rode who led the competition to the riding stage, which led to an intervention of animal cruelty.
As you may recall, German coach Kim Reisner was returned to the country by the German Olympic Committee following a video in which she was seen hitting St. Boy, while his rider was severely criticized for whipping back and sniping a horse that looked distressed.
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According to a post published by the International Athletics Commission of the International Pentathlon Association (UIPM) on Instagram, eight disciplines have been proposed as a replacement for cycling.
The full list includes cycling - mountain biking, cross-motor or electric format, skating, water and land obstacle races, obstacles and hurdles.
The inclusion of cushion fighting, a martial art in which competitors beat each other with "special" cushions, would surely cause eyebrows to be raised among modern pantathletes and even more so in the Olympic movement and in reactions one could find athletes calling it a "joke".
Just yesterday, however, Professional Pillow Fight made its paid-up debut by watching an event organized by the Pillow Championship (PFC) in Florida in the United States.
The PFC event consisted mostly of amateur boxers competing over three rounds.
Skimmer races, include participants with monitors attached to their heads and have to complete a course while controlling small planes that are radio-controlled and equipped with cameras.
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The pentathlon is currently left out of the initial Los Angeles 2028 Sports Program by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in December and the new profession can be determined until early next year, but apparently as early as next March, starting with the season opening in Cairo in March, we will see the replacement for the time The first.
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