Cycling: Romero abandons Olympic goal

LONDON: Britain’s Olympic cycling champion Rebecca Romero confirmed yesterday that she will not compete at the London 2012 Games. British Cycling said the 31-year-old double world champion, who claimed individual pursuit gold in Beijing four years ago, has left the Olympic Programme. “Having suffered several setbacks at crucial points, I believe I’m no longer on a pathway which will see me fulfil my Olympic ambition to win a second Olympic gold medal,” said Romero. Former rower Romero is the only British woman to win Olympic medals in two different sports following her silver medal at the 2004 Games in Athens in the quadruple sculls.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 11^th, 2011.