Pentathlete’s riding training camp a success

Pentathlon Republic of Ireland hosted its outset international riding military camp terminal calendar week with several international Olympic hopefuls praising the grade of preparation on offer.

Athletes trained twice daily for the riding upshot nether the guidance of jitney Eva Hutchinson. Hutchinson, whose boy Michael is an international exhibit jumper based inwards Dubai, admitted beingness nervous of prospect of working with pentathletes earlier the military camp due to her background inwards exhibit jumping coaching.

She was however, sum of admiration in addition to praise of the multi-eventers past times the halt of the preparation camp. “These are a grouping of remarkable athletes who guide keep worked really difficult over the terminal half-dozen days. I actually admire what these athletes are trying to do; it’s non an slow matter in addition to takes a lot of decision in addition to commitment. The improvements guide keep been impressive in addition to I want them all luck for London 2012,” she said.

Athletes reciprocated their praise of Hutchinson’s coaching, citing it equally a most enjoyable sense in addition to 1 that they’d similar to repeat. 2010 World Championship bronze medalist, Justinas Kinderis from Republic of Lithuania said: “I’m certain that it volition aid me inwards London”.

Pentathlon Ireland’s Performance Director Lindsey Weedon was quick to acknowledge all who were involved inwards making the riding military camp a success: “Kilkenny was a neat house to convey the athletes in addition to they actually enjoyed staying at the Club House Hotel; they were all raving nearly the food. Warrington Equestrian Centre guide keep fantastic facilities in addition to horses in addition to they couldn’t guide keep been to a greater extent than accommodating to our needs.”

Plans to develop a pentathlon preparation facility at the National Sports Campus inwards Abbotstown are beingness considered in addition to Weedon is keen to generate an involvement alongside the international pentathlon community. “We promise that the success of this riding military camp volition hateful to a greater extent than athletes desire to come upwardly to develop inwards Republic of Ireland inwards the futurity in addition to specially inwards the stitch to the London 2012 Olympic Games.”

Athletes likewise made purpose of the facilities at the Watershed Leisure Centre where they trained for swimming in addition to fencing events. Pentathlon Ireland’s ain Olympic hopeful, Natalya Coyle, was able to produce goodness from the preparation for fencing with high-level international athletes.

Athletes inwards attendance of the preparation military camp were: Stefan Kollner (GER) World Ranking 16th; Justinas Kinderis (LTU) World Ranking 18th; Thomas Daniel (AUT) World Ranking 19th; Ruslan Nakonechnyi (UKR) World Ranking 51st; in addition to Yuliya Kolegova (RUS) World Ranking 26th.

 

 

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