The Australian cyclist Matthew Richardsontriple Olympic medalist in Paris 2024has been suspended for life by his country’s Cycling Federation, which he will no longer be able to represent after recently changing his nationality, preferring Great Britain.
Richardsonwho was born in England 25 years ago, settled with his family in Australia at the age of 9.
A change of nationality that is not pleasing to AusCyclingthat a few weeks after winning three Olympic medals on the track with the colors of his country, two bronze and one silver in Paris 2024join the British team.
The investigation of Australian Federation has revealed that Richardson and world cycling’s governing body, the UCI, have agreed to keep his nationality a secret, which is being done, until the end of the Olympic Games, with the support of the British Federation.
“He kept his decision from AusCycling, his colleagues and key stakeholders prior to the Games,” explained a statement from the Aussie Federation.
The nationality change came “at odds with the values of AusCycling, the Australian national team and the wider cycling community”. Therefore, Richardson He will never play for the Australian team again.
Source: La Verdad
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