Police beaten?

Urinating scandal involving canoe coach after Olympic victory

Nicolas Gestin from France (center) won gold at the Olympic Games. One member of the association celebrated the medal a little too much.(Bild: APA/AFP/Olivier Morin)

Urinating scandal after Olympic victory! French canoeing coach Guillaume Berge has been arrested after an altercation with the police. Athlete Nicolas Gestin had previously triumphed in the canoe slalom.

Berge was stopped because he had urinated on the street at night, according to the Paris public prosecutor's office. The police officers stated that they had been beaten when Berge was arrested. The newspaper "Le Parisien" reported that the trainer initially tried to run away. He then fell and knocked over a police officer and then attacked him. He also punched two other police officers.

Stun gun used
The police then used a stun gun against the 33-year-old. The trainer was then handcuffed. He was taken to a police station. According to "Le Parisien", the entire operation was filmed by the camera of one of the police officers.

Separation imminent
The technical director of the French Canoe Kayak Federation FFCK, Ludovic Royé, told Le Parisien that the behavior was not acceptable. "He is no longer an Olympic coach, he is still on our staff, but we are in the process of terminating his contract. This is unacceptable behavior!"