Dylan Kennett at the Rio Olympics in 2016 (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)
A Kiwi track rider was frustrated to learn he would not be eligible to compete in the World Championships, hours before he was due to leave for Poland.
Dylan Kennett was set to fly to Pruszków ahead of the Worlds, held from February 27 to March 3, when he was told he could not race.
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