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U.S. Olympic fencer Alen Hadzic, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women folks and is for the time being below investigation, are now not allowed to remain at the Olympic Village with his teammates after shedding an attraction, per Josh Peter of USA Recently.
An arbitrator upheld the option of USA Fencing, which stated it change into as soon as combating Hadzic from staying at the Olympic Village as section of a “security conception.”
“The technique change into as soon as successfully followed,” United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) spokesperson Jon Mason stated after the ruling. “The athletes had the synthetic to be heard, and we’re overjoyed with the option.”
The arbitrator did make a selection that Hadzic, who has been staying at a hotel 30 minutes some distance off from the Olympic Village, is authorized to web a hotel room nearer to the coaching middle sooner than the Tokyo Games.
In Could per chance well, three women folks accused Hadzic of sexual misconduct between 2013-15 to the U.S. Heart for SafeSport, which temporarily suspended the Olympic hopeful. He has denied the accusations.
“Frankly, they’re untruths,” Hadzic suggested Peter and Christine Brennan of USA Recently. “They’re supreme frankly now not dazzling.”
That suspension change into as soon as overturned by an arbitrator on June 28, permitting Hadzic to compete at the Games.
“I receive that the ‘short-term suspension’ is nasty to the allegations,” Take grasp of Sherrie L. Krauser ruledff. “Particularly, I receive that the scarcity of any allegation of misconduct in the past two years, the persevering with probation supervision of USA Fencing and the strict law of individuals of the U.S. Olympic team present enough guarantees to the ‘security or well-being’ of others to advise the short-term suspension.”
However U.S. fencer Katharine “Kat” Holmes stated she had digital signatures from every athlete on USA Fencing asserting they didn’t feel Hadzic ought to be allowed to compete in Tokyo.
USA Fencing placed restrictions on Hadzic, together with now not permitting him to remain in the Olympic Village.
“I feel one case is enough for you to now not be allowed to compete at the f–king Olympics,” one in every of the women folks who accused Hadzic of sexual misconduct suggested Peter and Brennan. “It basically makes you query how some distance someone wants to switch in converse for them now not to be able to compete.”
