Greek sent home for racist tweet
ATHLETICS: A Greek athlete was excluded from her country’s Olympic team following a remark about African immigrants posted on her Twitter website.
The Hellenic Olympic Committee announced the decision despite an apology by the athlete, triple jumper Voula Papachristou. The Hellenic Olympic Committee said: “Following the decision of the Hellenic Delegations’ Administration Board, the triple jumper Paraskevi Papachristou, is suspended after her comments that go against to the values and ideals of Olympism.”