AOC reprimands five Australian hockey players for breaching Covid protocols

Kookaburras broke rules to buy alcohol after losing final. Players involved self-reported and isolated in their rooms


Australia’s chef de mission said the players did not harm anybody but breached the Olympic playbook. Photograph: Pete Dovgan/Speed Media/REX/Shutterstock

Australian hockey players who sought to drown their sorrows in beer after losing the Olympic gold medal match also temporarily lost their freedom on Friday, after breaching Covid-19 rules by leaving the athletes’ village to buy the booze.