Wrestler Elsayed detained at Olympics on suspicion of sexual harassment
French police have detained Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed Elsayed on suspicion of sexual harassment, reports Le Parisien.
The athlete was arrested on the streets of Paris, he was in a drunken state. According to the victim, who wrote a statement to the police, the wrestler put his hands on her buttocks outside one of the bars in the French capital. Law enforcement officers are currently investigating the incident.
Elsayed is a bronze medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the 67-kilogram weight category. At the current competition, he was eliminated at the 1/8 final stage, losing to Azerbaijani Hasrat Jafarov.
The Olympics will end on August 11. Russian athletes are competing in the competitions as neutrals.
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