Ricardo dos Santos and his partner, sprinter Bianca Williams, were stopped by police in July 2020.
A Metropolitan Police officer has told a tribunal he did not rise to "provocation" by an Olympic sprinter during a stop and search in London.
Both were handcuffed and searched on suspicion of having drugs and weapons. Nothing was found and neither was arrested. The officer repeatedly told the panel that he smelled cannabis during the stop and search and called suggestions that this was made up "very very untrue".PC Bond and Acting Sgt Rachel Simpson, PC Allan Casey, PC Jonathan Clapham, PC Sam Franks deny all accusations, including allegations they breached police standards over equality and diversity during the stop and search.
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