British player under racism investigation sits out last day of Olympic rugby 7s competition
Great Britain's Amy Wilson Hardy, center joins her teammates in a huddle after they lost their women's quarterfinal Rugby Sevens match between Great Britain and the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Monday, July 29, 2024. The US won the game 17-7. Credit: AP/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
SAINT-DENIS, France — The British women's rugby sevens player under a racism investigation will not play on the last day of the Olympic tournament in Paris.
Amy Wilson-Hardy withdrew ahead of Britain’s 19-15 upset loss to China on Tuesday in the classification bracket for fifth-eighth places. The team said Wilson-Hardy’s place had been taken by an injury replacement.
The team said Wilson-Hardy isn’t under suspension.
Britain's The Independent newspaper reported that a screengrab of a conversation in a messaging app involving Wilson-Hardy had appeared in social media.
The British Olympic Association said it was investigating the publication of the image on social media.
Britain dropped out of medal contention with a 17-7 quarterfinal loss to the United States on Monday night.
Britain captain Emma Uren said the team was trying to focus on rugby.
“We heard about this morning, but for us, it focusing on the games, focusing on getting ourselves in the right place to be able to perform,” she said. "Because we’re off our phones, we don’t know much about it.
“And we didn’t get told much about it because we know that we need to focus on the tournament. So our heads are 100 percent there.” __
AP Summer Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games
