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3am beer run costs Aussie Olympians their freedom after gold-medal loss
Published 15:28 6 Aug 2021 BST
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Published 15:28 6 Aug 2021 BST
"We have reprimanded them," Chesterman said. "We have isolated them in their rooms ... they are feeling deep remorse, they have let their own teammates down. The players themselves have not done any harm outside the village, they haven't done any harm inside the village. My concern is they have breached the protocols.
"In the Australian culture – indeed, in many places right around the world – people celebrate and commiserate over a drink, so that is understandable behaviour for them. What wasn't acceptable to us was the breach of the [Tokyo Olympic] playbook."
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