Etoundi's accreditation revoked after reported arrest

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Etoundi, who won bronze for Australia in the 77 kilogramme class on Sunday, was reportedly detained after an incident in the athletes village in the early hours of Thursday.

Australia's chef de mission Steve Moneghetti said in a press conference: "We've had a request from the CGF [Commonwealth Games Federation] that the accreditation of that athlete be revoked.

Asked if that was down to Etoundi being arrested, Moneghetti replied: "That's a matter before the courts so that's an allegation.

"The reason the accreditation has been revoked [is] because there are some rules you abide by as a resident of the village so the CGF, in their determination, have seen that's a breach of the village life and they've revoked his accreditation.

"Rest assured that our athlete has legal representation and we make sure that the athlete's welfare is our number one priority.

"I'm not embarrassed because as an Australian team we perform proudly with great integrity and we represent the Australian Commonwealth Games extremely well so these isolated incidents, while disappointing [do not affect that].

"The overall impression of the Australian sporting team that's here is one of great toughness and great support and a really honest representation for their country and we're seeing that in the results."

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