Olympians warned after Australian tourist allegedly raped in Paris

The 25-year-old woman sought refuge in a kebab shop on Boulevard de Clichy in Paris' 18^th arrondissement, near The Moulin Rouge at 5am on July 20, according to French police.

Members of the Australian Olympic team have been urged to leave their national uniforms at the Athletes' Village and travel in groups after news of the attack emerged.

The alleged victim was found "stunned" with her dress partly torn off and backwards, French newspaper Le Parisien reported.

The Australian tourist, who reportedly could not speak French, told police that she had been raped by five men earlier that night but was unable to provide further details.

She was taken to Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital.

"The Australian Embassy in Paris is making urgent enquiries with French authorities following reports of an Australian citizen assaulted in Paris," a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said.

"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade stands ready to provide consular assistance."

Paris' Prosecutor's Office said "the investigation into the charge of gang rape likely to have been committed on the night of July 19 to 20 has been entrusted to the 2nd judicial police district".

Investigators would "do everything to quickly identify the individuals and bring them to justice", the prosecutor's office said.

This comes as tourists flood to the European capital for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from July 26 to August 11.

Australian chef de mission Anna Meares said she was "waiting on further information on the actual case itself" but told media that the Olympic team had been briefed on safety risks on July 23.

"What information we're passing onto our athletes is that security presence is really, really high and that's in order for them to act as quickly as possible to keep them safe," she said.

"We don't yet have any feedback from our athletes that they have felt unsafe - we are encouraging them, if they go out of the village, not to go out on their own, not to wear (their) team uniform, just to wear plain clothes."

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