Rio Olympics 2016: Australian athletes fined for trying to get better seats at basketball

Fiona de Jong said that “the Brazil authorities and our officials are working through issues”

Several Australian Olympians have been fined for trying to get better seats at their country’s basketball semi-final without proper accreditation.

They were questioned by Brazilian police on Friday and released on Saturday after the incident at the Australia v Serbia men’s match in Rio.

Fiona de Jong, chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee, said the athletes entered the arena by “mistake” and that “no-one was arrested”.

They have paid “good behaviour bonds”.

The latest incident comes after Australian swimmers Emma McKeon and Josh Palmer were issued with a curfew after staying out late drinking on Tuesday.

McKeon will now be allowed to attend the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday after successfully appealing against the decision to ban her.

BBC