IOC apologises as British member sent home

The IOC apologised and said it expected better of its members after former Winter Olympian Adam Pengilly was sent home for "poor behaviour" following an altercation with a security officer at the Pyeongchang Games. The 40-year-old former skeleton racer from Britain became aggressive and used "insults and threats" after the guard attempted to block him politely, an International Olympic Committee (IOC) source told AFP.
"Following an interview with the IOC Ethics Compliance officer, he will leave the Olympic Games and South Korea with immediate effect," an IOC statement said. Pengilly, a vocal critic of the IOC's handling of the Russian doping scandal, apologised to the security officer involved and the IOC thanked authorities and police in South Korea for their "excellent work".