Reuters: Sports News: Rowing: Australian Booth to pay for shop window damage

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Rowing: Australian Booth to pay for shop window damage Aug 3rd 2012, 10:43 LONDON | Fri Aug 3, 2012 6:43am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - Australian rower Josh Booth will pay reparation of about 1,400 pounds ($2,178) for damage he caused to two shop windows after a night out drinking following the final of the men's eight at the London Olympics, the Australian team said on Friday. The 21-year-old Booth was detained by British police following the incident early on Thursday and was expected to present himself to police again on Friday. Australian team deputy chef de mission Chris Fydler said Booth, whose crew finished sixth in the final, would also formally apologize to the shop owners. "This is been an embarrassing situation not just for rowing but for us as well," Fydler told a media conference. "We expect a much higher standard of behavior from all of our athletes and we will certainly be reminding section managers, as various sports start to complete, that the level of behavior is expected of their athletes."

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