The Australian athletes "theft", noisy, and do not wear masks on the flight home, Japan Airlines sent a letter to the Australian Olympic Committee to protest
"Tokyo Olympics: Australian athletes left vomit in the room, causing chaos on the return flight." Hong Kong's South China Morning Post quoted the Australian Olympic Committee as saying on the 3rd that Australian athletes vandalized before returning home. After leaving the room in the Tokyo Olympic Village, some athletes showed "unacceptable behavior" on the flight back home.
Hong Kong "South China Morning Post": Tokyo Olympics: Australian athletes left vomit in the room, causing chaos on the return flight
According to news from the "Sydney Morning Herald" on the 3rd, Australian rugby and rowing players left a hole in the wall of the Olympic Village room and left vomit in the room, leaving the room in an "unacceptable" state. Although Ian Chesterman, the head of the Australian Tokyo representative team, confirmed the athlete's hole-opening behavior that day, he still defended that leaving a hole in the wall was "easy to do." He also said that no disciplinary action will be taken against individual athletes because they have apologized for their actions.
Ian Chesterman profile picture
And what exactly did these athletes do in the room? "The New York Times" stated that the Australian rowing and rugby team members have finished the game. Although the details are not yet clear, they seem to have started a night of alcohol and noisy, leading to the destruction of their Olympic village room.
The Australian Olympic Committee said on the 2nd that "several people" of the two teams left the room in a "very chaotic and unacceptable" state before leaving the Tokyo Olympic Village.
Olympic Village Room Data Map
Reuters also mentioned that the emu and kangaroo balloons, the mascots of the Australian team, once "disappeared", disappeared from the residence of the Australian team, and were later found in the room of the German team.
Australian athletes and Australian mascots
In addition to destroying the room, Australian athletes are also making trouble on the flight back home. The South China Morning Post stated that on the 10-hour flight from Tokyo to Sydney, some athletes were complained by other passengers because they were drunk and making noise. "Sydney Morning Herald" said there was also vomit in the bathroom of the plane. The Australian Rugby Association said late on the 3rd that the agency had initiated an investigation after being informed by officials that rugby and football players had acted "unacceptably" on the flight back home.
A series of behaviors of Australian athletes also caused controversy on the Internet, some netizens questioned these athletes↓
"Where is their quality? They get a clean room, at least what they can do is not to turn it into a pigsty."
Some Australian netizens apologized for these people↓
"As an Australian who may be old enough to be their father, please allow me to apologize for these rude, arrogant, and possibly drunk bastards."
Some netizens think that these athletes should be allowed to pay compensation and cleaning fees↓
"Let them pay compensation and cleaning fees, and then charge them when they go home"
Some netizens even believe that Australia should be banned from participating in the 2032 Olympics↓
"Australia should be banned from participating in the 2032 Olympics."