Olympic gymnast Louis Smith has apologised after a video was leaked that appeared to show him and fellow gymnast Luke Carson mocking Islam.
The 27-year-old tweeted his apology on Sunday:
— Louis Smith MBE (@louissmith1989) October 9, 2016
According to the BBC, the pair were shown "laughing while pretending to pray and shouting 'Allahu Akbar,'" which means "God is the greatest" in Arabic.
In response to the video, which was published exclusively by Dan Sales, Patrick Gysin and Jason Johnson of the Sun on Friday, British Gymnastics released the following statement on Sunday:
British Gymnastics does not condone the mocking of any faith or religion and is appalled by such behaviours.