Australian weightlifter assaulted Gareth Evans after verbal exchange
Australian Commonwealth Games weightlifter Francois Etoundi departs Glasgow court after being ordered to pay compensation to a Welsh athlete after he admitted headbutting him (Photo: AP)
Glasgow : A Scottish court has ordered an Australian medal winner to pay compensation to a Welsh weightlifter after he admitted head-butting him in the athletes' village at the Commonwealth Games. Francois Etoundi, also a weightlifter, assaulted Gareth Evans early Wednesday after a verbal exchange relating to the Welshman's girlfriend.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sheriff Andrew Cubie ordered Etoundi to pay 400 pounds ($675) compensation to Evans for causing injury. Cubie says Etoundi brought "the law of the playground" into the village, adding that his behavior "undermines the concept of the friendly games."
The Cameroon-born Etoundi, who won the bronze medal in the 77-kilogram (170-pound) division on Sunday, had already been stripped of his games accreditation after being arrested. Evans was fifth in the 62-kilogram
( Source : AP )
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