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Perkins swaps Australia for Russia in Tokyo 2020 bid
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AUSTRALIAN two-time world champion track cyclist Shane Perkins has switched allegiance to Russia in a bid to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
The Melbourne-born 30-year-old won a sprint bronze at the 2012 Olympics in London but missed out on selection for last year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro. “The Russian Cycling Federation has given me another opportunity to chase my dreams of Olympic representation in Tokyo 2020 which has special significance to me as my father (Darryl) raced the Olympics in Tokyo 1964,” he said on his Facebook page yesterday. “I’ve spoken to Cycling Australia’s High Performance Program and staff and they have been supportive.” However, Russia said the switch isn’t yet complete. RCF general secretary Yuri Kucheryavy told R-Sport news agency that Perkins was training with Russia’s sprinters recently and “we’re interested in him for the team sprint, where we need a third person,” as well as the keirin. “We still need to sort everything out officially,” he added.
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