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British Olympian releases statement after being forced to withdraw just days before 2024 games begin

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Updated 16:32 23 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 16:11 23 Jul 2024 GMT+1

British Olympian releases statement after being forced to withdraw just days before 2024 games begin

The record Olympian has withdrawn from the 2024 Olympic Games.

Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton

A British Olympian has pulled out of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a historical video emerged.

Six-time dressage medalist Charlotte Dujardin has withdrawn from the Olympics after a video emerged showing her 'making an error of judgement' during a coaching session four years ago.

The 39-year-old said she is under investigation from the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), British Equestrian Federation and British Dressage.

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According to BBC Sport, the video was submitted directly to the FEI.

In a statement Dujardin confirmed that she will "withdraw from all competition while this process takes place."

"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," the statement continued.

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"I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment."

It is unclear what the contents of the video are, as is the nature of the investigations.

Dujardin won team and individual gold medals at the London 2012 Games on horse Valegro. Four years later the pair won individual gold and team silver at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

She then won two bronze medals rising a different horse, Gio at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Games in the summer of 2021.

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Dujardin was due to ride a new horse in Paris called Imhotep, and was set to compete in the individual dressage and team event with Carl Hester and world champion Lottie Fry.

As Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, one medal in Paris would have seen her take the record outright from former cyclist Dame Laura Kenny.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Olympics

Alex Brotherton
Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.

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