Ballet-dancing Olympic boxer cops fine just hours after leaving quarantine
Australian Olympic medallist Harry Garside has been fined more than $5000 for flouting Victoria's COVID-19 restrictions.
The 24-year-old boxer attended a party in Melbourne on Saturday night, only hours after leaving hotel quarantine.
Harry completed his hotel quarantine period in Brisbane following his return from the Tokyo Olympics, and flew to Melbourne to attend the party only hours later.
The boxer is among five people who have been slapped with fines after pictures of the illegal gathering in Mooroolbark were posted on social media.
The images show Harry drinking with friends, as they posed with Garside's bronze medal.
“All attendees will be interviewed and issued with a $5454 infringement notice for breaching Chief Health Officer directions,” a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
Harry Garside, who is a plumber by trade, became the first Aussie to win a medal for boxing in 33 years at the Tokyo Olympic Games last month.
He won fans over across the country after revealing that he had taken up ballet dancing in the lead-up to the Olympics to help with his footwork.
Victoria remains in a strict lockdown with no end in sight, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise due to the deadly Delta variant.
The state recorded 92 new locally acquired cases on Sunday, including more than 30 not yet linked to existing outbreaks.
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