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French police early Friday arrested an Egyptian wrestler taking part in the Olympics over allegedly groping a woman in a bar, prosecutors said.
Authorities detained Mohamed Elsayed, 26, in front of a cafe in the French capital's 13th district at around 5am after he was accused of 'placing a hand on the buttocks of a woman patron', the Paris prosecutor's office said.
Elsayed, who won bronze at the Tokyo Games, lost to Azerbaijan's Hasrat Jafarov in the 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling on Wednesday. His opponent went on to win the bronze medal.
A fellow Egyptian with the same name won a bronze medal in epee fencing at the Paris Olympics.
It was not immediately clear if the wrestler had since been released.
The man has since been named as Mohamed Elsayed, who competed at the Games on Thursday
The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning during the Olympics in Paris
French newspaper Le Parisien said he was 'roaring drunk', and he is said to have been in custody at the 13th arrondissement police station.
Egypt, who have just one medal to their names so far in the Paris Games - in fencing - are said to have informed their athletes that one of their team-mates has been arrested in France.
He is said to have been arrested on the highway.
It is not the first report of sexual assaault surrounding the Games, with the father of Croatian judo gold medalist Barbara Matic also reportedly arrested in Paris for alleged sexual assault on a volunteer.
Matic starred as she won gold in the women's 70kg judo category on Wednesday and was overjoyed amidst celebrations after her incredible triumph over Germany's Olympic debutant Miriam Butkereit.
Her stunning victory was Croatia's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics but was later overshadowed after a volunteer tasked with seating spectators made a complaint to the police over the actions of Matic's father.
Police investigating the alleged sexual assault took the dad into custody on Thursday last week, where he was questioned over the events relating to the complainants claim, as reported by BFM TV.
He is said to have been arrested in the early hours of Friday morning after being accused of putting his hands on a woman's buttocks
The father of Olympic gold medallist Miriam Butkereit was also reportedly arrested after an allegation of sexual assault
It is alleged that the father of the gold medal Olympian forcibly kissed the volunteer following Matic's quarter-final win that put her within touching distance of a place on the podium.
The volunteer, aged 24, was working on the site of the Arena Champs-de-Mars and says she tried to reject the advancement from the judo star's dad.
They then decided to report the incident to police where it was indicated that 'the father of a champion imposed a kiss on her mouth after an Olympic event,' according to a BFM source.
The investigation, according to Le Parisien, has since reportedly been closed and dismissed.
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