This Wednesday another scandal broke out in the Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswhich have already been under scrutiny due to the countless controversies that have arisen over these 13 days of competition.
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The Prosecutor’s Office from the capital of France announced that a player from the Australian national field hockey team who participates in the Olympic Games He was arrested on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday by French police, who caught him buying cocaine on the street from a 17-year-old boy.
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Although the Prosecutor’s Office He did not give his name in a first version, it was learned that the player is Thomas Craig28, who was at the quarter-final match last Sunday in which Australia lost to the Netherlands.
The public ministry indicated that the events occurred at the foot of a building in district IX of Paris.The agents who witnessed the transaction arrested both the seller and the buyer of the cocaine.
Given the quantities of drugs seized, the investigation is being carried out by the police’s Narcotics Brigade.
Consequences for Craig
After what happened, the Australian Olympic Committee decided to set aside Craig from the delegation and will not be at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games next Sunday, as a punishment for buying cocaine in Paris.
After being released, Craig He apologized for what happened, saying: “I made a terrible mistake and I take full responsibility for my actions. My actions are my own and in no way reflect the values of my family, my teammates, my friends, sport and the Australian Olympic team.”
For its part, Anna Meares, The head of the Australian Olympic delegation’s mission said that the hockey player will face consequences for what happened, noting that he has already “apologised” and accepted his mistake.
“I cannot condone what Tom has done. He is a good person who made a bad decision. But there are consequences for decisions like this,” Meares said.
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