--- description: An Egyptian wrestler participating in the Olympics was arrested in Paris on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, according to French prosecutors. title: Egyptian Olympic Wrestler Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09fb24a30496cc59/698a59b99862f5e0ca896047/Olympics.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2024 Paris Olympics](/tag/2024-paris-olympics/) ## 2024 Paris Olympics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Egyptian Olympic Wrestler Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault  by [Solcyré Burga](/author/solcyre-burga/)  ## Solcyré Burga Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Aug 9, 2024 4:32 PM CUT  Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed of Team Egypt celebrates defeating Artem Surkov of ROC during the Men’s Greco-Roman 67kg Bronze Medal Match on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, Japan, on August 04, 2021. Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed of Team Egypt celebrates defeating Artem Surkov of ROC during the Men’s Greco-Roman 67kg Bronze Medal Match on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, Japan, on August 04, 2021.Maddie Meyer—Getty Images  by [Solcyré Burga](/author/solcyre-burga/)  ## Solcyré Burga Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Aug 9, 2024 4:32 PM CUT An Egyptian wrestler participating in the Olympics was arrested in Paris on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, according to French prosecutors. Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed, 26, will be investigated after being detained on Friday outside of a cafe, according to a [statement](https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-egypt-wrestler-arrest-2c68d9a62ab9c7b9b5990f18b580a226 "undefined") from the Egyptian Olympic Committee to the _AP_. The Paris prosecutor’s office said that the athlete was accused of groping a woman’s behind. The athlete was in custody at the 13th arrondissement station, per [French newspaper _Le Parisien_](https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/jo-paris-2024-un-lutteur-egyptien-en-garde-a-vue-pour-agression-sexuelle-09-08-2024-NNW6JCREONH2FDXCQ4ZC73AA4I.php "undefined"). It is not clear whether he has since been released. Elsayed could disciplined and banned from participating in domestic and international competitions for his “irresponsible behavior,” the statement said. Elsayed won a [bronze medal](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/mohamed-ibrahim-elsayed-elsayed "undefined") at the Tokyo 2020 Games in the men’s 67-kg Greco-Roman wrestling category. He [lost his match](https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/wrestling?day=7-august "undefined") at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday against Hasrat Jafarov of Azerbaijan, who later went on to win the bronze medal. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7009577/egyptian-olympic-wrestler-arrested-sexual-assault/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7009577/egyptian-olympic-wrestler-arrested-sexual-assault/"},"headline":"Egyptian Olympic Wrestler Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault","datePublished":"2024-08-09T16:32:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T18:07:22.520Z","description":"Egypt's Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed, 26, will be investigated after being detained on Friday outside of a cafe.","url":"https://time.com/7009577/egyptian-olympic-wrestler-arrested-sexual-assault/","keywords":["2024 Paris Olympics","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09fb24a30496cc59/698a59b99862f5e0ca896047/Olympics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Solcyré Burga","jobTitle":"Reporter","url":"https://time.com/author/solcyre-burga/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09fb24a30496cc59/698a59b99862f5e0ca896047/Olympics.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Wrestling - Olympics: Day 12","caption":"Wrestling - Olympics: Day 12","creditText":"Maddie Meyer—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2024-paris-olympics/","name":"2024 Paris Olympics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7009577/egyptian-olympic-wrestler-arrested-sexual-assault/","name":"Egyptian Olympic Wrestler Arrested for Alleged Sexual Assault"}}]}] ```