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Ian Chadband

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Glaetzer s medal joy ruined by judges - The Untold Story

Matthew Glaetzer has been controversially stripped of his men's Sprint bronze medal in Birmingham. (Alex Broadway/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Matt Glaetzer has been left shattered by a judges' call which has deprived Australia's top track sprinter of one of the proudest medals of his career.

Just 24 hours after a terrible crash at the Lee Valley velodrome which required medics to cut open his elbow to remove wood splinters, the battered Glaetzer was euphoric at winning a bruising bronze medal decider with Scotland's Jack Carlin on Sunday evening.

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