British IOC member kicked out of winter games

There was a mild drama at the ongoing PyeongChang Winter Games, as Adam Pengilly, a British member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was kicked out.

This followed an incident involving a security officer on Thursday.

In a statement, IOC apologised over the incident but gave no details of what really happened.

“Following an interview with the IOC Ethics and Compliance Officer he will leave the Olympic Games and South Korea with immediate effect,” the IOC said in a statement.

Sources at the PyeonChang said the incident took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Pyeongchang where the IOC members are staying for the Games’ duration.

Pengilly, whose term at the IOC ends on February 25, could not be immediately reached for comment.

It was not clear exactly what Pengilly, a former skeleton racer, was alleged to have done.

However, the IOC said Pengilly had apologised for the incident.

A former world championship silver medalist, Pengilly joined the IOC as an athletes’ commission member in 2010.

He was the only IOC member to vote against a decision by the organisation to issue a blanket ban against Russia for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.