In a controversial incident, French authorities arrested the father of Croatian champion Barbara Matic after he kissed a volunteer in a moment of joy following his daughter's gold medal win in judo.
Barbara Matic, who shines in the +70kg category, achieved a great achievement by defeating her German competitor Miriam Potkerit in the Olympic final, which prompted her father to express his overwhelming joy in an unexpected way.
According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, Barbara's father spontaneously kissed one of the volunteers on the mouth in a moment of overwhelming happiness, prompting the volunteer to file a complaint with the authorities. The police responded quickly and detained the father for investigation.
The father, who voluntarily went to the police station to give his statement, is now facing the consequences of this unusual action, at a time when all eyes were on celebrating his daughter's sporting achievement.