Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese adopted the same tone when commenting on the episode. “It’s an Australian tradition for people to experiment. They tried to represent our country and that’s a good thing,” he said.
‘Intentional Void’
Criticism of Regan went beyond the sports field. The athlete was accused of trying to “intentionally reset the marks” as part of an academic study. According to ‘News.com’, professor and activist Megan Davis was the one who reported this to the network.
Deliberately scoring zero points in three rounds of taxpayer-subsidized academic study at both university and Olympic levels is not funny nor is it ‘trying’. It is disrespectful to other competitors.
Megan Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales and member of the Australian Rugby League Commission
“Rich, comfortable life, educated, not a care in the world, nothing really matters, what fun, what a fun Australian girl,” Davis said with a laugh.
However, Regan did not receive any financial incentive for the academic trip, according to The Australian. The Australian Olympic Committee only paid for the athlete’s travel to Paris.
