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LA 2028 Olympics Add Ninja Warrior Pentathlon Event

5/27/2026

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USA Adds Ninja

The United States will host the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles and add a Ninja Warrior obstacle race to the modern pentathlon.
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television signed a deal with the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) to add the Ninja Warrior obstacle course as a pentathlon event.
The new leg will give viewers a dramatic look at the sport’s rise, naming Jackson Erdos and Kaden Lebsack as neck-and-neck competitors.

Summary

IOC Drops Equestrian

IOC members voted in 2023 to replace equestrian show jumping with obstacle racing for the 2028 Games.
After a 2020 incident where German coach Kim Rasiner struck a horse, the Pentathlon Union (UIPM) voted in 2022 to drop the equestrian leg and adopt obstacle formats.
TBS executive Katsuaki Setoguchi called the change a milestone, noting that Los Angeles Olympics will run July 14-30, 2028, overlapping the 2026 World Cup preparations.

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USA Adds Ninja

The United States will host the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles and add a Ninja Warrior obstacle race to the modern pentathlon.
Tokyo Broadcasting System Television signed a deal with the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) to add the Ninja Warrior obstacle course as a pentathlon event.
The new leg will give viewers a dramatic look at the sport’s rise, naming Jackson Erdos and Kaden Lebsack as neck-and-neck competitors.

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