It is a chilling message that the 22-year-old Canadian, Mary-Sophie Harvey, posted on her Instagram account, this Wednesday, July 6. She claims to have been drugged there during the last evening Swimming World Championships in Budapest, which ended on July 3. She explains that she woke up “completely lost” alongside his team manager and his doctor, after a black hole that would have lasted between four and six hours. She was also marked with a dozen bruises.
“I’m still afraid to think about what I don’t know about last night. I’m still, in a way, ashamed of what happened, and I think I always will be… But I won’t let this event define who I am. »
“I couldn’t stay silent”
She also clarifies that during the time without memory, she injured her ribs and suffered a concussion. But she hesitated for a long time before posting her message on her social networks. “I wondered if I was going to post or not, but there are so many sad situations like this happening that I couldn’t stay silent. »
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If the international swimming federation has not yet reacted, that of Canada indicated that an internal investigation had been carried out to understand what happened. “We are aware of an incident that took place the day before we left Budapesttold the Quebec newspaper the director of communications of the federal authority, Nathan White. As soon as he was informed of the facts, a team of doctors provided him with care. And when he returns, people remain in contact with him. We continue to collect as much information as possible to shed light on the events. »
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