15 Aug 2008

International incident averted at Olympic village

1:46 pm on 15 August 2008

An international incident has been averted at the Olympic village in Beijing.

Several mountain bikes used by New Zealand athletes to commute around the village disappeared for several days.

A plea from Dave Currie at the daily chefs de mission meeting saw the bikes returned a couple of days later.

Reports suggest the Australians were the offenders believing the bikes were for general use.