Australian Alex Porter's faulty handlebar that caused his cycling crash at Tokyo Olympics was not adequately checked or tested, report finds

An independent report in the equipment failure that led to Australian cyclist Alex Porter crashing at the Tokyo Olympics has found that inadequate governance was one of the reasons for the crash.

Porter's handlebars snapped during a qualifying heat of men's pursuit team, leaving him with facial injuries after he crashed head-first into the track.

The report says the faulty part of the handlebars was not adequately tested nor checked during use and that individuals «made it up as they went along».

It said the faulty piece of equipment in the handlebars was exposed to forces one and a half times greater than specified, creating fatigue which led to the failure.

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