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South Korea's sailing coach caught driving drunk
The South Korea Sailing Federation says coach Lee Jae-cheol has been sent home from the Olympics after being stopped by police for drunk driving after attending a banquet hosted by the mayor of Weymouth.
London:
The South Korea Sailing Federation says coach Lee Jae-cheol has been sent home from the Olympics after being stopped by police for drunk driving after attending a banquet hosted by the mayor of Weymouth.
The federation says Lee was returning alone to the athletes village at 5 a.m. on Thursday after sleeping at the federation's headquarters in an attempt to sober up.
The federation has apologized on Lee's behalf. Kim Joon-nyun, secretary general of the sailing federation, says Lee had been fined 250 British pounds and was "on the way home."
South Korea is represented by four sailors in three classes.
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Olympics 2012
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