Overview
- Athletics Ireland has submitted an application to the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel on Richardson’s behalf, with a decision pending.
- The required waiting period started after his last appearance for South Africa at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and his agent hopes it will not exceed three years.
- Eligibility from September 2027 would position him to target the World Championships in Beijing and the Los Angeles Olympics the following year.
- Richardson was born in Ireland, holds an Irish passport, and has dual Irish–South African citizenship after growing up in South Africa.
- The 21-year-old owns personal bests of 9.86 for 100m and 19.99 for 200m—faster than the current Irish records—and an approved one-time switch would preclude any future representation of South Africa.