Egypt wrestler arrested in Paris for sexual assault

Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed 'Kesho' Ibrahim has been arrested successful Paris for an alleged intersexual assault.

The Paris prosecutor's agency released a connection saying: "On August 9 astir 5am, a man calved successful March 1998 successful Egypt who was a wrestler successful nan Olympic delegation was arrested successful beforehand of nan Oz cafe."

It is understood he was arrested for allegedly rubbing nan hips of different customer astatine nan cafe.

The Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) named Kesho, who won a bronze badge astatine nan Tokyo 2020 Games, arsenic nan squad personnel who had been arrested.

The EOC added he will beryllium investigated by its morals committee and could look a life prohibition from competition.

"If nan allegations are substantiated, nan wrestler will look imperishable suspension and will beryllium barred from participating successful some home and world competitions," it said.

Kesho was beaten by Azerbaijan's Hasrat Jafarov successful nan first information of nan men's 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling connected Wednesday.

The EOC said he had been fixed support to time off nan Egyptian campy to watch nan last of his weight class but grounded to return and turned disconnected his phone.