Cyclist: Track cyclist Matthew Richardson, a triple Paris Olympic medallist, has defected from Australia to represent Great Britain going forward.
Aus medallist defects to Great Britain | 00:48Two-time Olympian Matthew Richardson kept his looming defection hidden from AusCycling for nearly six months, holding secret talks with the rival British team in March this year.revealing he would represent Great Britain going forward, with the Union Cycliste Internationale approving the switch this week.
“We also understand that the desire to compete for a country one was born in can bring forth strong emotions.”Source: Getty Images “I was out in Hong Kong with Australia but sneaking off to have a little secret meeting, and then going back,” Richardson told the British publication.Richardson, currently dating British cycling star Emma Finucane, could not tell anyone at Cycling Australia about his imminent defection while preparing for the Paris Olympics.
“As I say, I expect some people to be unhappy or disappointed or sad or frustrated or whatever the emotion is. It’s understandable. But I’ll try and keep everything as positive as possible. Otherwise it will kind of eat away at me a little bit.”
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