80 Australian athletes in Rio 'recycled' tickets to gain entry to Boomers semi-final

By Chris Barrett
Updated October 5 2016 - 11:18am, first published August 30 2016 - 5:02pm
Some of the athletes who were detained by police for accreditation tampering leave a police station in Rio. Photo: Screengrab/ABC24
Some of the athletes who were detained by police for accreditation tampering leave a police station in Rio. Photo: Screengrab/ABC24

An investigation into the accreditation tampering episode that led to Australian athletes being detained overnight at a Rio de Janeiro police station has found that a further 80 gained entry to the men's basketball team's semi-final against Serbia by "recycling" tickets.

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