Olympic Rider Cleared After Competing In mankini

Australian rider Shane Rose has been cleared by a review after competing in a mankini.

Equestrian Australia (EA) said the three-time Olympic eventing medallist had not breached their code of conduct.

Rose, 50, was stood down from competing after wearing the outfit at a show jumping event at Wallaby Hill near Sydney on 11 February.

“Shane has reflected on the incident and has apologised,” said EA chief executive Darren Gocher.

“He understands the high standards expected of everyone involved in our high performance programme.

“With the matter now resolved, Shane and his team-mates are looking forward to continuing to focus their attention on qualifying for the Paris Olympics.”

Fancy dress was encouraged at the competition, with Rose also wearing a gorilla costume and a Duffman outfit from the Simpsons. The nature of the “community event” was taken into consideration at the review.

EA also considered that Rose had already made a public apology, which he had posted on social media, later deleting the post to de-escalate the issue.

He also took to social media to thank people for the support that he had received following the incident.

“I’m pleased that the Equestrian Australia review has been completed and I have been reinstated and allowed to continue my campaign towards the Paris Olympics Games,” Rose said.
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