SYDNEY - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is introducing tough new rules to ensure athletes behave in an appropriate manner before being selected for the Games.
SYDNEY - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is introducing tough new rules to ensure athletes behave in an appropriate manner before being selected for the Games.
Athletes will have to declare criminal charges and convictions or any conduct not in the team's best interests, the AOC said in a statement on Monday.
Australian swimmer Nick D'Arcy was dropped from the team for this year's Beijing Olympics after he was charged by police with assault following an incident in a Sydney nightclub. - Reuters
AUSSIES CRACK THE WHIP
SYDNEY - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is introducing tough new rules to ensure athletes behave in an appropriate manner before being selected for the Games.
SYDNEY - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is introducing tough new rules to ensure athletes behave in an appropriate manner before being selected for the Games.
Athletes will have to declare criminal charges and convictions or any conduct not in the team's best interests, the AOC said in a statement on Monday.
Australian swimmer Nick D'Arcy was dropped from the team for this year's Beijing Olympics after he was charged by police with assault following an incident in a Sydney nightclub. - Reuters