Simply replacing horse riding with cycling, as proposed, would not tackle the Olympic sport's anachronistic make-up Now here's an intriguing proposition for Guardian readers, a letter from Major General EHH Allenby, inspector of cavalry, aka the Bloody Bull, on behalf of the British Olympic Council, published on Thursday, 7 August 1913, calling for volunteers to step forward for the British team in the new Olympic discipline of modern pentathlon at the Berlin Games in 1916. "The competition cons...
Modern pentathlon was at risk long before a horse was punched. How to update it? | Andy Bull
The Guardian - 3 Nov 2021 19:09
Simply replacing horse riding with cycling, as proposed, would not tackle the Olympic sport's anachronistic make-up Now here's an intriguing proposition for Guardian readers, a letter from Major General EHH Allenby, inspector of cavalry, aka the Bloody Bull, on behalf of the British Olympic Council, published on Thursday, 7 August 1913, calling for volunteers to step forward for the British team in the new Olympic discipline of modern pentathlon at the Berlin Games in 1916. "The competition cons...
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