Pentathlon Test - Horses vs Ninja Courses

Ian Adamson is the president of World Obstacle and Chairman of the UIPM New 5th Discipline obstacle event working group. Here he explains the reasoning behind ninja obstacles potentially replacing horse riding in the Olympics.
As always, we'd love to know your thoughts in the comments.

[@Noitisnttony]

I needed this video to see Matt’s face when we calls everything nonsense and “fabricated narratives”

[@SkyDiverHere]

My recollections of the full Podcast convo:
IAN: I have nothing to do with the group or their decisions.
MBD: What is your relationship with the group?
IAN: I’m the Chairman in charge of the group.
IAN: There was no World Championship in Poland that day.
MBD: Where were you on that day?
IAN: I was in Poland, running a World Championship.
I did see some of his points, but just kept getting snake oil salesman vibes from everything he said. I especially loved the convo of the financials. We don’t need to see the financials, we just trust everyone is making the best decisions.

[@soundlycreative]

Wow! The end - this guy is something else.

[@FoodNerds]

I think adding obstacle course as a substitution for the equine section or portion is an excellent way to continue the sport and grow it popularity, because not everyone has access to learning and practicing equine training due to expense or location but most have access to obstacle skill training even in their own home, by learning calisthenics.

[@alexsalamancaZ]

Ivar sisniega is also part of the uipm executive board so not an independent voice

[@gwellz]

Somehow didn’t think holding a world champs in Russia would be an issue. Seemed surprised about rampant doping and diversity issue stopping them holding one.
Oh you can’t just hold a championship. Tell that to Europe where they have been holding them for years.
It’s democratic the federation voted. Never said if they voted based on what the members wanted or if it’s just what the appointed heads wanted.

[@soundlycreative]

I “love” how this guest calls anyone else’s opinion or insight “complete nonsense”. Why is he so smug?

[@andrewwiest3123]

Watching FIFA Uncovered on Netflix right now. Gives me thoughts where WO and UIPM are heading with all this. Amazing how no namers like Ian Adamson might just sqeeze money out of this sport meanwhile our best athletes continue to struggle openly about issues like timely payment, decent sponsorhip opportunities, and communications. Bass Ackwards, I say.
But full transparency, (unlike some mentioned WO participating event financials) I am not a supporter of WO heading this Olympic charge. Too much controversy, too much explaining, too much dismissing, too little accountablitiy, too little involvement from outsiders, and too much entitlement within. Sounds alot like the same mistakes FIFA made without solely focusing on the $$$ bibrey part. But just my opinion...

[@Riverside_clunster]

A dreadful decision, an equine element is central to Pentathlon. Pentathlon has nothing to do with testing a 'complete' athlete. Changing equine to an obstacle course is a joke.

[@lacucaracha1465]

Many riders abused the horses and don't know how to ride and this saves the animals from being abused.

[@Riverside_clunster]

@@lacucaracha1465 name the 'many' pentathletes??? If a pentathlete can't ride or abuses a horse UIPM should not be allowing them anywhere near a competition, let alone an Olympics.

[@lacucaracha1465]

@@Riverside_clunster That stupid ass Kraut who punched and mercilessly hit the horse in the last Olympics. Kaley Cuoco wanted to kick her ass and Kaley would have bought the horse and treat it like Gold and Kaley is an accomplished showjumper.

[@lacucaracha1465]

@@Riverside_clunster Many didn't know how to ride properly and even Kaley Cuoco threatened physical violence on that German who mercilessly whipped the horse in Tokyo and wanted to buy that said horse and bring it to America and retrain as a potential Olympic showjumper.

[@Riverside_clunster]

@@lacucaracha1465 Yes I agree, UIPM allowing people who can't ride horses is dreadful but that's a failure of the governing body and not a reason to remove the key equestrian element. Cross country riding (ie pre 1988 Modern Pentathlon) would be far more sensible but UIPM, in another unfathomable move changed it to show jumping. 🤦