Olympics-Cycling-Australian Glaetzer withdrawn from track sprint


  • Cycling
  • Wednesday, 04 Aug 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling - Track - Men's Team Sprint - Qualification - Izu Velodrome, Shizuoka, Japan - August 3, 2021. Matt Richardson of Australia, Nathan Hart of Australia and Matthew Glaetzer of Australia in action. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

IZU, Japan (Reuters) - Australian track cyclist Matthew Glaetzer has withdrawn from Wednesday's individual sprint and been replaced by Matthew Richardson, Olympic organisers said on Wednesday.

No details were given other than to say the 28-year-old could not race for medical reasons.

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