French double Olympic swimming gold medallist Yannick Agnel will face trial on charges of rape and sexual assault after his appeal was rejected on Thursday.
In May, the Frenchmans lawyers appealed the decision for the 33-year-old to face the charges but the appeals court in Colmar, north-east France, turned down the claim and ordered the trial to go ahead.
Agnel, who won two golds at the 2012 London Games, is suspected of having had a relationship in 2016 with Naome Horter, the daughter of his coach, who was 13 at the time.
