French Olympic Committee denounces racist graffiti outside Sport Institute


FILE PHOTO: French judoka Teddy Riner (R), named France's flag-bearer for Rio 2016 Olympics, takes part in a training session at the French National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INSEP) in Paris, France, July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) has denounced racist graffiti that was found on Black athletes' posters in front of the National Institute of Sport (INSEP) at the weekend.

The CNOSF said it was filing a complaint to the police against the unknown perpetrators.

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