Egyptian Olympic wrestler Mohamed ‘Kesho’ Ibrahim has been detained in Paris on charges of sexual assault.
The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that Ibrahim, born in March 1998, was arrested early on August 9 outside the Oz café. He is accused of inappropriately touching another customer at the venue.
Ibrahim, who won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, was identified by the Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) as the individual arrested. The EOC has announced that it will investigate the incident through its ethics committee and has warned of a potential lifetime ban from competition if the allegations are proven true.
The EOC stated, “If the allegations are substantiated, the wrestler will face permanent suspension and will be barred from participating in both domestic and international competitions.”
Ibrahim had lost to Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Jafarov in the first round of the men’s 67kg Greco-Roman wrestling event on Wednesday. The EOC mentioned that Ibrahim had been granted leave from the Egyptian camp to watch the final of his weight category but did not return and had turned off his phone.
