Australians report theft from village

RIO DE JANEIRO: Team shirts and a laptop computer belonging to a cycling official have been stolen from the Australian building in the athletes’ village at the Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO: Team shirts and a laptop computer belonging to a cycling official have been stolen from the Australian building in the athletes’ village at the Rio Olympics, team chief Kitty Chiller said on Sunday.

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She said three unidentified people were seen walking away with team shirts during an evacuation after a basement fire on Friday while the laptop was taken from a room on the fifth floor. “That is concerning,” she told a news conference, adding that the security presence had since been increased with four private guards on the entrance doors and more noticeable identity checks.