Egyptian Olympic wrestler arrested in Paris on sexual assault charges, prosecutors say

By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:41 AM CDT Friday, Aug. 9, 2024 Last Modified: 10:46 AM CDT Friday, Aug. 9, 2024

PARIS (AP) — Egypt's Olympic committee says Tokyo bronze medal-winning wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed will be investigated by the sport's governing body for an alleged groping incident in Paris.

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PARIS (AP) — Egypt's Olympic committee says Tokyo bronze medal-winning wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed will be investigated by the sport's governing body for an alleged groping incident in Paris.

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PARIS (AP) — Egypt’s Olympic committee says Tokyo bronze medal-winning wrestler Mohamed Ibrahim El-Sayed will be investigated by the sport’s governing body for an alleged groping incident in Paris.

French prosecutors said Friday it had arrested a 26-year-old Olympic wrestler from Egypt on sexual assault charges. The athlete, who was not named by prosecutors, was detained early Friday after allegedly groping a woman from behind outside a Paris cafe, according to a statement from the Paris prosecutor’s office.

The Egyptian Olympic committee later said that el-Sayed would be investigated.

Spectators watch a quarterfinal beach volleyball match between Australia and Switzerland at sunset at Eiffel Tower Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The athlete faces disciplinary measures, including a ban from domestic and international competitions, for “irresponsible behavior” just hours after he had finished his Olympic competition and was scheduled to travel home, the statement also said.

El-Sayed is a Greco-Roman wrestler who competes at 67 kilograms. He wrestled in one match in Paris, a 9-0 loss to Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Jafarov, on Wednesday. He is a five-time African champion and a two-time under-23 world champion.

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