No backdown on four-week quarantine for Aussie Olympic athletes

The Australian team won 17 gold medals and 46 in total

Australian state officials defended their decision Thursday to force some Olympic athletes to quarantine for four weeks, as one high-profile sports star branded the move "disgusting" and another "embarrassing".

The South Australian government is also insisting that those heading back to the state from Sydney must repeat the two-week quarantine.

Originally published as No backdown on four-week quarantine for Aussie Olympic athletes