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Charlotte Dujardin has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics over a video showing her making ‘an error of judgement’ during a coaching session.Charlotte Dujardin has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics over a video showing her making ‘an error of judgement’ during a coaching session.over a video from four years ago showing her making “an error of judgment” during a coaching session.
“What happened was completely out of character and does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils, however there is no excuse,” she said in a statement. I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment. “In February 2007, she had some lessons with Carl Hester, and after 10 days at his yard covering for a staff member who was on holiday, he offered her a job as a groom at his yard in Newent, Gloucestershire, where she has since remained.
The incident initiated a major overhaul of the sport, resulting in the equestrian element being removed completely, and replaced by an obstacle course for the first time in Paris. . She had a chance to surpass Laura Kenny as Great Britain’s most decorated female Olympian at what would have been her fourth Games.over a video from four years ago showing her making “an error of judgment” during a coaching session.
“What happened was completely out of character and does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils, however there is no excuse,” she said in a statement. I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment. But many will find it hard to watch. There may be hundreds going, but there are hundreds more who feel they could – or should – be there. Instead, this group of “almost Olympians” are left waiting in the queue outside Australian sport’s most exclusive club, whose doors have long since closed.
France scrum-half, Antoine Dupont, earlier today. Dupont hopes to lead the hosts to glory in the rugby sevens in the coming days. Here is a story from Reuters on what Alan Gilpin, World Rugby CEO, says is sevens’ “coming of age moment”: “It’s a huge opportunity for us … We’ve seen it in previous Games. In places where rugby is not watched traditionally, we’ll get some great audiences and we’ve got to work hard then as a sport to keep those people excited.”The sevens is among a handful of events beginning on July 24, before Friday’s opening ceremony, and IOC associate director, David Luckes, urged the sport to make the most of its early start.
The 24-year-old, the only male table tennis player representing the U.S. in Paris, was banned for a year by the US Anti-Doping Agency and used a GoFundMe campaign to help support his journey to the Paris Games. “Everything given from the GoFundMe was used to prepare as best as I can for the Paris Games,” he added. “And now hopefully I can represent all those who helped me out to the best of my ability here in Paris, and make history for us and win a medal.”
While this wonderful chapter of his career is now drawing to a close, we know that Sir Andy’s love of tennis will see him continue to be involved in helping to grow and develop our sport globally.A reminder that this has come to the fore today because an unnamed Australian water polo player has been isolated at the Paris Games after testing positive for Covid.
Interesting that Emma Raducanu highlighted his Olympic triumph as his career highlight earlier this month: “The biggest stand-out for me was when he lost in the final here of Wimbledon then came back a month later and won the Olympics”. Tadej Pogacar, fresh from his Giro d’Italia and Tour de France double, has announced he will not be competing in Paris, due to fatigue. A real shame, because the winner of the Olympic male road race will always have an asterisk over his gold medal.It would be interesting to see where Andy Murray ranks his two Olympic gold medals alongside his three grand slam titles.
“We’re quite a predictable sport as the tradition is that 80 per cent of world champions go on to become Olympic champions. I expect that to be a bit less in Paris, but we’ve got to knock the Netherlands off their perch’
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