Do not go out of the village wearing TeamGB kit or carry anything of value unless absolutely unavoidable – this makes you too big a target for theft/crime,” it adds. “You MUST inform a member of team management if you are leaving the village and planning on staying out overnight – please do this BEFORE you leave.”
British athletes have also been told they must attend a BOA security briefing once they have finished competing. “This is absolutely essential – there are no excuses for not attending. If you can’t make the morning after you finish, go the morning after that – this is for your own safety.”
The letter then concludes by warning athletes that they might be better not going out in Rio because of the dangers of crime and theft.