German official sent home from Tokyo Olympics after making racist remarks

The sporting director for Germany's cycling federation was sent home after making racist remarks during Wednesday's Olympic road time trial, the team announced Thursday. Patrick Moster, 54, will no longer perform his duties as part of the cycling team and will leave for Germany soon, the German Olympic Committee said. 

"We remain convinced that his public apology for the racist remarks he made yesterday is sincere. With this derailment, however, Mr. Moster violated the Olympic values," said Alfons Hörmann, the committee's president. He added, "fair play, respect and tolerance are non-negotiable" for the team. Reuters reported that Moster was heard shouting, "Get the camel drivers, get the camel drivers" at Nikias Arndt, who was trailing Azzedine Lagab from Algeria and Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier from Eritrea.