The Australian Olympic Team chief, Anna Meares has reportedly asked the contingent to be vigilant even as French Police launches investigation to allegations by an Australian woman that she had been gang-raped in Paris.
Anna Meares urged the athletes to take extra care during the Paris Games amid heightened security concerns.
“There’s not a lot of detail and information that has come through, and what information we’re passing on to our athletes, is that the security presence is really, really high,” she said.
“We don’t yet have any feedback from our athletes that they have felt unsafe. We are encouraging them, if they go out of the village, not to go out on theft own, not to wear team uniform, just to wear plain clothes.”
A 25-year-old (name withheld) reported that she sought shelter in a kebab shop located in the Pigalle district where she was gang-raped. CCTV footage showed her dress partially torn.
No arrest has been made; a report has it that the incident is being taken as “gang rape”.
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