Richardson (21) has a 100 metres best of 9.86 seconds and last represented South Africa at the 2024 Paris Olympics
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Top South African sprinter Benji Richardson is switching his allegiance to Ireland and could be eligible in time for the next World Athletics Championships in 2027. The 21-year-old Richardson has a 100 metres best of 9.86 seconds and last represented South Africa at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He’s also run the 200m in 19.99 seconds and has won multiple sprint medals at the World Under-20 Athletics Championships. Born in Ireland but raised in South Africa, Richardson already holds dual South African-Irish citizenship, but under World Athletics rules, a waiting period of at least three years...
Richardson (21) has a 100 metres best of 9.86 seconds and last represented South Africa at the 2024 Paris Olympics
If Richardson runs for Ireland, he will not be allowed to represent South Africa again.
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