A German coach has come under serious criticism and was ousted from the Olympics after she was captured on video punching a horse that refused to perform during the modern pentathlon on Friday.
As the horse backed up to the fence where Raisner was standing behind, she too hit the animal with her fist.
Annika Schleu of Germany cries as she couldn't controls her horse to compete in the equestrian portion of the women's modern pentathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Raisner was"given a black card" by the governing body which disqualified her from the remainder of the Games.
Schleu appeared extremely frustrated during the event, crying while mounted on her horse. Saint Boy cleared four fences before crashing into the next and then refusing to continue, the BBC reported. Paulina Dedaj is a Sports Reporter for Fox News and FOX Business. Follow her on Twitter @PaulinaDedaj.
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