Oz probes disappointing conduct from Olympians

04 August,2021 06:07 AM IST |  Tokyo  |  AFP

The Australian Olympic Committee did not provide details of the alleged misconduct but said it occurred on a flight taking athletes from Tokyo to Sydney late last week

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Australian Olympic officials on Tuesday pledged to investigate reports of extremely disappointing behaviour by football and rugby players travelling home from the Tokyo Games.

The Australian Olympic Committee did not provide details of the alleged misconduct but said it occurred on a flight taking athletes from Tokyo to Sydney late last week. AOC chief executive Matt Carroll said the airline involved did not formally complain but the sports concerned promised to investigate after he raised concerns with them.

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