The message from Aussie officials also came after an Australian BMX team van was broken into in Brussels, before making it to Paris 2024.
Australian Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares urged athletes to take Ubers or other transport whenever needed for safety, travel in numbers and stick to busier, well-lit paths.
“We’re in one of the biggest cities in the world, and crime is, unfortunately not void in city life and life in general – doesn’t matter what city you’re in,” she told reporters today.
“And so we’re just encouraging people to have their wits about them, the common sense.”
“Our van got broken into overnight,” he said on Instagram.
“Luckily most of our stuff was in our room and we managed to recover a lot of it too.
“I lost my wallet, backpack and a few other things but overall it didn’t end up being too bad. It’s unfortunate when people feel the need to do things like this.”
Meares earlier described the incident as “horrific”.
Then late on Monday afternoon, two staff members working for the broadcasting team from Channel 9, the owner of this website, were attacked by a group of people in what appeared to be an attempted robbery.