A member of Australia’s hockey team has been detained in Paris on allegations of purchasing cocaine.
According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the individual was arrested on Tuesday night in the ninth arrondissement for allegedly buying the drug.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has not disclosed the name of the individual or the specific offense but confirmed that no charges have yet been filed.
Media reports widely identify the individual as Tom Craig, a 28-year-old Olympic silver medallist from Tokyo 2020, though the BBC has not independently verified this information.
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BBC Sport has contacted the AOC to ask if they can confirm it is Craig.
In a statement to the BBC, the prosecutor’s office said: “Police officers who witnessed a cocaine transaction at the foot of a building in the 9th arrondissement (of Paris), on the night of August 6th to 7th, apprehended the seller, born in December 2006, and the buyer, born in September 1995 in Australia and who is said to be a member of the Australian field hockey team.
“Given the quantities of drugs seized from the seller, the investigation has been entrusted to the anti-narcotics police.”
Australia’s men’s and women’s hockey teams were both knocked out at the quarter-final stage at Paris 2024.
