Australia's athletes have again been reminded to focus on their safety in the wake of the suspected rape of an Australian tourist in Paris and an attack on TV broadcast staff working at the Olympic Games.
The message from Aussie officials also came after an Australian BMX team van was broken into in Brussels, before making it to Paris 2024.
Australian Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares urged athletes to take Ubers or other transport whenever needed for safety, travel in numbers and stick to busier, well-lit paths.Australian Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares urged athletes to take Ubers or other transports whenever needed for safety.
"We're in one of the biggest cities in the world, and crime is, unfortunately not void in city life and life in general - doesn't matter what city you're in," she told reporters today.In the latest incident to affect Australia's presence at the Games, Australian BMX rider"Luckily most of our stuff was in our room and we managed to recover a lot of it too.
"I lost my wallet, backpack and a few other things but overall it didn't end up being too bad. It's unfortunate when people feel the need to do things like this."Police are investigating the suspected rape of an Australian tourist in Paris. , who told police she was sexually assaulted by five men near the tourist hotspot of Montmartre at the weekend.
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