In
light of the International Olympic Committee's recent discussion
to drop the Modern Pentathlon from the Olympic Games, the
President of the United States Sports Academy, Dr. Thomas
P. Rosandich and editors of the Sport Journal feel it timely
and important to publish this Special Edition to bring
attention to this grave matter. We add our support to retain
the Modern Pentathlon as a vital and historic event in the
Olympic Games.
We
are reprinting opinions of several International Olympic Committee
members. The first is an abridged letter from Klaus Schormann,
President of the Union Internationale De Penthathlon Moderne.
President Schormann's letter is addressed to the President
of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge.
Monaco,
5 November 2002
