An athlete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris has been tossed from the games after a post to social media appeared to show him buying cocaine. Tom Craig plays field hockey for the country of Australia. All his Olympic privileges have been revoked, and he's no longer eligible to play.
Police officers in Paris, France arrested Craig after after a photo surfaced on social media that showed someone that looked very much like him buying cocaine. Craig has admitted that he made a huge mistake, but managed to avoid a criminal conviction despite the fact that the police report notes he ran from officers.
9news.com in Australia notes that Craig has made his own statement admitting to his actions. He apologized to everyone involved with the team for "embarrassing" them.
Craig heads home to Australia with a "probationary criminal warning for drug use," which means it won't end up on his permanent record if he can stay out of trouble.
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