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Pyjack: Obstacle course racing to replace equestrian at 2028 Olympics

Jeff Pyjack · Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue · Apr 30, 2026 · at 18:32

Jeff Pyjack, founder of Ultimate Ninjas, describes the growth and official sports recognition of obstacle racing during an advice call with David Neeleman and Guy Raz.

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“Yeah, it's gonna be put into the modern pentathlon in twenty-twenty-eight, so it's gonna replace equestrian.”

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The claim, plainly

Obstacle course racing will replace equestrian in the modern pentathlon at the 2028 Olympic Games.

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Assessment

The claim forecasts that obstacle course racing will replace equestrian in the modern pentathlon at the 2028 Olympic Games. In November 2022, the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) voted to make this replacement, and in October 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally approved modern pentathlon with obstacle racing for the Los Angeles 2028 program. In May 2026, the IOC and UIPM published the official LA28 qualification system and scheduled the modern pentathlon event for July 15–18, 2028. However, because today is September 3, 2026, the 2028 Olympic Games have not yet taken place. The claim cannot be definitively resolved until the 2028 Olympic competition is officially held.

UIPM voted in November 2022 to replace equestrian show jumping with obstacle course racing across modern pentathlon competitions following Paris 2024.
The IOC formally approved Modern Pentathlon featuring obstacle racing in place of equestrian for the LA28 Olympic program at the 141st IOC Session in October 2023.
The official LA28 qualification system and schedule published in May 2026 confirm the five-discipline format including obstacle racing scheduled for July 15–18, 2028.
As of September 3, 2026, the 2028 Olympic Games have not yet occurred.

Checked against

[1] pentathlongb.org [2] wikipedia.org [3] forbes.com [4] news.cn [5] uipmworld.org [6] usapentathlon.org [7] uipmworld.org [8] consequence.net

modern pentathlon obstacle racing equestrian 2028 olympics IOC approval UIPM obstacle course modern pentathlon LA28 2028 Olympic games

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