An Olympic equestrian’s place at the Paris 2024 Games may be in jeopardy after wearing a Borat-like “mankini” at a recent competition.
Three-time Olympic medalist Shane Rose, representing Australia, has been withdrawn from Equestrian Australia after wearing the costume during a show jumping costume event at Wallaby Hill Extravaganza last Sunday.
Rose, 50, posted a photo of herself wearing the costume. on instagram With him in a gorilla suit and beer costume.
He later apologized as he faces a review from the country’s equestrian governing bodies Equestrian Australia and Sport Integrity Australia.
Equestrian Australia CEO Darren Gotcher said: He told the Sydney Morning Herald. Complaints were reportedly received about Rose’s attire and the fact that a minor was present.
“Concerns have been voiced about that. Whether it is one [complaint] Or if it’s 1,000 people, we have an obligation to review that,” Mr Gotcher told The Sydney Morning Herald.
“We received a letter with concerns and it was also sent to Sports Integrity Australia and the ASC (Australian Sports Commission). Under our code of conduct, we will ensure that if something like this happens we will has an obligation to review it.”
“He has not been sanctioned or suspended. He has been removed from competition while we review and we are committed to completing the review this week. ”
Rose won silver medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and bronze in the team all-around at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The selection for the Olympic team will be announced in June.
It appears the suspension could hurt Rose’s chances of competing in the Olympics again. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Equine Association will begin reviewing the incident on Monday.
“My cell phone has gone awry. [after the event] People were laughing and things were there. But she heard there was one woman and I think it was her words expressing her concerns, not a formal complaint,” Rose told the Morning Herald.
“With a little luck, within a few days we’ll be laughing about it and we’ll be able to move on.” Maybe not. [a] It’s a horse, but that’s about it.
“I think I’m a good person and I do a lot for the sport and for people in different situations. I don’t feel like I’ve done anything particularly bad.” In retrospect, I should have reconsidered what I had done, but at the time I thought it was just for fun. I hope to return.”
Ms Rose initially apologized “to those who were offended” in a Facebook post that has since been deleted, but in another post on Saturday she wrote: “It was not my intention to escalate this matter further. ”, so it was deleted.
