Hassan Saada, 22, missed out on the Olympics after failing to appear for his Aug. 6 preliminary fight in the men’s light heavyweight division (81kg), having been arrested a day earlier.
Turkey’s Mehmet Nadir Unal advanced with a walkover.
Another boxer, who was the flag bearer for the Namibian national team, was also arrested on Aug. 6 on suspicion of attempting to sexually assault a maid.
(Reporting by Caroline Stauffer and Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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