According to reports (led by The Times), the investigation concerns alleged discriminatory posts and behaviour,
including making discriminatory remarks about people from minority backgrounds and joking about his use of the N-word. Richardson, a 27-year-old Olympic medallist (who switched allegiance from Australia to Great Britain after the 2024 Paris Games), had been named in the squad and was expected to compete in the team sprint, individual sprint, and keirin after recovering from a serious crash earlier in 2026. He is reported to be in the process of leaving China and out of contact he has not publicly commented
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