SYDNEY: Australian Olympic chiefs on Tuesday demanded Rio Games organizers immediately improve security after a decorated Paralympian and her physiotherapist were robbed at gunpoint, underlining a crime wave sweeping the city.

Sunday’s incident comes after an escalation of thefts and robberies in the Brazilian host city ahead of the Olympics which open on August 5, with sportspeople among the victims.

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