August 08, 2021, 02:36 PM
Kim Raisner, Germany's modern pentathlon coach, was disqualified and will not be part of the men's individual competition after hitting a horse with her fist.
According to Reuters, Kim also urged rider Annika Schleu to "really hit" the horse when it refused to jump.
A pentathlon consists of five events, and Schleu was heading into the third event with a good lead.
#ModernPentathlon
— UIPM - World Pentathlon (@WorldPentathlon) August 6, 2021
OVERALL STANDINGS after ðââïļ & ðĪš
1. Annika Schleu ðĐðŠ 551
2. Uliana Batashova (ROC) 527
3. Sehee Kim ð°ð· 524
4. Natalya Coyle ðŪðŠ 522
5. Alice Sotero ðŪðđ 522
6. Sarolta Kovacs ððš 516
7. Michelle Gulyas ððš 516
8. Kate French ðŽð§ 511#MPTokyo2020 #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/gsRVEmy6r6
The third event, show jumping, would however see her drop all the way down to 31st in a field of 36.
The horse Schleu was riding, Saint Boy, was seen bucking during warmups, and was refusing jumps soon after according to Reuters.
We see a lot of triumph at the #Olympics but there's so much tragedy.
— Gus Bruno (@gusbruno7) August 6, 2021
Annika Schleu will likely see her #ModernPentathlon gold medal slip after her horse refused several times before abandoning in "an absolute real-life nightmare".#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/V9bLv482yv
According to Insider, pentathletes do not "bring their own horses to the jumping section but are instead randomly assigned one of 18 horses".
The Guardian reported that Raisner was deemed by the International Modern Pentathlon Union to have struck the horse "with her fist" and that her actions were deemed in violation of the rules.
Raisner was also heard telling Schleu to whip the horse harder.
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