.AlexjhPorter - a candidate for the unluckiest athlete at the Tokyo Olympics - has retired from cycling. 7NEWS
Australia rallied to win a bronze medal, but Porter’s stunning accident cost them any chance of contending for a gold medal.
The disastrous equipment failure prompted an independent investigation, which found that the faulty part was not tested properly.Porter lost skin along the centre of his face and on his arms following the crash.AusCycling apologised for the malfunction, which came to symbolise the track team’s poor performance in Tokyo.
The team pursuit bronze was their only medal, Australia’s worst performance on the track at an Olympics since the 1980 Moscow Games.Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying.
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