Matthew Richardson banned for life from representing Australia

« He also hid his decision from AusCycling, his teammates and key stakeholders ahead of the Games “, explains the press release from his former federation, which also accuses him of having asked to take with him, after the Olympics, a personalized bicycle, a cockpit and an Olympic racing suit belonging to the Australian team, before he has not announced its intentions. On August 19, the 25-year-old runner, born in England and left for Australia at the age of nine, declared that changing his nationality had been “ a difficult decision ” and that he had “ not taken lightly ».