Nine Australia athletes fined

RIO DE JANEIRO: The Australian Olympic team says nine of its athletes have been fined after being detained for falsifying games accreditations. They were taken into

RIO DE JANEIRO: The Australian Olympic team says nine of its athletes have been fined after being detained for falsifying games accreditations. They were taken into custody after Olympic Park games officials suspected their accreditations had been tampered with to gain access to Australia’s basketball semifinal against Serbia. The athletes were facing waiting a wait of at least three weeks before facing a court, but the team says an expedited hearing resulted in them being fined 10,000 reals ($3,100) each.

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