Furious Matt Shirvington shocks viewers with a passionate rant
<p>Matt Shirvington has shocked <em>Sunrise</em> viewers after launching into a passionate rant about a cause close to his heart. </p>
<p>The <em>Sunrise</em> host, who has only recently taken over from Kochie, spoke directly to the audience about Aussie Olympic sprinter Peter Bol and his recent exoneration from a false positive drug test. </p>
<p>Bol was provisionally suspended in January after news broke he had returned a positive A sample for synthetic EPO during an out-of-competition drug test. </p>
<p>During the eight-month ordeal as Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) retested the samples, Bol continuously maintained his innocence.</p>
<p>This week, SIA announced Bol's case had been closed after a subsequent independent analysis of his B Sample returned a false positive. </p>
<p>Bol announced the good news with a message on social media on Tuesday. </p>
<p>"I have been exonerated. It was a false positive like I have said all along! The news from Sport Integrity Australia today was a dream come true," he tweeted.</p>
<p>After hearing the new of the exoneration, Matt Shirvington, who competed in the 2000 Olympics as a sprinter himself, shared his thoughts on Bol's unfortunate situation. </p>
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<p>On Wednesday morning, Shirvo took aim at the entire system that failed Peter Bol. </p>
<p>"Peter's name has been dragged through the mud and we all know mud sticks. Now there are plenty of questions that need to be answered," he said. </p>
<p>"Why did he test positive in the first place? Do testing protocols need to change? And the big one, who leaked the result of his A-sample before his B-sample had been revealed? And why?"</p>
<p>"Peter Bol deserved better. He was let down at every level and a mere apology isn't going to cut it. The damage is done. Damage to his reputation, his mental health, his family, friends and fans. Damage to the sport that I and millions of fans love."</p>
<p>"In the race to remove the stain from his reputation, Peter is left to play catch up due to a flawed system and an organisation that have let him and Australian sport down."</p>
<p>Many viewers were left shocked by his passionate tirade, and praised him for sticking up for the Aussie athlete.</p>
<p>One person said, "Well said Matt - straight from the heart," while another wrote online "So well said, Matt! Australia's still behind ya, Peter. So sorry you had to go through this."</p>
<p><em>Image credits: Sunrise</em></p>
