Athletes from USA Pentathlon are calling for the immediate resignation of their chief executive Rob Stull, alleging he fabricated a meeting with them to discuss proposed changes to the riding element of the sport - a meeting that "never happened."
They are also calling upon the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) to issue a formal retraction of what they term its "erroneous press release" about the meeting said to have occurred at the NORCECA Championships in Santo Domingo from August 16 to 20.
UIPM is proposing to replace its equestrian element with a form of obstacle racing in order, it claims, to maintain its chances of remaining in the Olympic Games, but the measure has met with fierce resistance from leading performers, including Britain’s Olympic men’s champion Joe Choong.
Speaking before the launch of a UIPM leadership campaign by Australia’s three-times Olympian Alex Watson on October 31, Choong told insidethegames he had had "absolutely no contact" with UIPM President Klaus Schormann, who has held that position since 1993, adding that he felt a change of leadership at the top was even more important than retaining the traditional equestrian element in the sport.
An open letter released today by the support group Global Athlete reads: "Over the past several years, the USA Pentathlon Multisport (USAPM) leadership, led by chief executive Rob Stull, has continuously failed us as athletes in the sport of modern pentathlon.
"Most recently, Mr. Stull falsely...
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