Australian Olympic athletes under fire for rowdy, drunken flight home
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published : 4 Aug 2021 at 12:28
22 Australian men s sevens rugby players react after their win over Canada in Tokyo on July 28. (Photo: Reuters)
SYDNEY: Members of the Australian Olympic men s soccer and rugby seven s teams are facing investigations into unruly behavior on their flight home from Tokyo, following a written complaint by Japan Airlines to the Australian Olympic Committee.
The two teams were allegedly involved in hours of rowdy and drunken antics on the 10-hour return flight from Tokyo to Sydney that touched down on Friday morning, Sydney-based
The Daily Telegraph said on Wednesday.
Australian Olympic Officials Criticise Athletes After Boozy Plane Party Australian Olympic Officials Criticise Athletes After Boozy Plane Party I m pretty upset about this because a few people are damaging the reputation of a very strong unit, a unit that is representing us over here very proudly, Ian Chesterman said.
Chesterman said the sports governing bodies would determine what punishments were imposed.
Tokyo, Japan:
The drunken antics of Australian Olympians who vomited and disrupted passengers on their flight home from Tokyo had shamed the entire team, a top official said Wednesday.
As New Zealand athletes faced allegations of similar loutish behaviour on their returning flight, Australia s Olympic chef de mission labelled the conduct of his team members completely unacceptable .
Australia s golden girl Emma McKeon couldn t have wished for a better Tokyo Olympics - a far cry from the Rio Games in 2016 when she was almost barred from the closing ceremony.
The 27-year-old raked in a total of seven medals at this year s Games, including four gold the equal most by any woman in any sport in Olympic history.
But her reputation hasn t always been as golden as her winning streak, with the swimmer on the verge of getting into big trouble at Brazil s Olympiad.
Australian swimmer Emma McKeon (pictured) scooped seven Olympic medals at the Tokyo 2021 games - including four gold
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Members of the Australian Olympic men s soccer and rugby seven s teams are facing investigations into unruly behavior on their flight home from
Tokyo, following a written complaint by
Japan Airlines Co. to the
Australian Olympic Committee.
The two teams were allegedly involved in hours of rowdy and drunken antics on the 10-hour return flight from
Tokyo to
Sydney-based
The Daily Telegraph said on Wednesday.
According to the report, other passengers on the flight said some of the players refused to follow instructions by airline staff to sit down and allegedly raided alcohol stored in the galley of the plane, despite pleas by the airline staff not to do so. In addition, one passenger reported that several athletes began vomiting, and one of the plane s nearby toilets was wasted.
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