Kitty Chiller (L), Chef de Mission for Australia at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and Fiona de Jong, chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee, take their seats at a press conference in which they spoke about the fines levied against a group of their athletes for entering the basketball arena without proper accreditation, in Rio de Janeiro August 20, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will ask Brazilian authorities to expunge records of criminal proceedings against nine athletes who were detained at the Rio Olympics after their accreditation passes were tampered with after an investigation labelled the criminal process "oppressive".
Nine athletes were detained on Aug. 19 by local authorities for over seven hours after they were discovered to have entered the basketball arena without proper accreditation for Australia's semi-final against Serbia.
Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.
