Rio Olympics

Amid corruption charges and arrest, Rio 2016 Olympic committee chief Carlos Nuzman resigns

The 75-year-old was arrested on Thursday for helping buy votes from the IOC to secure Rio’s hosting of the 2016 games.

AFP
· Oct 08, 2017 · 10:10 am
IOC suspends Brazil’s Olympic body and chief over alleged vote-buying scandal for Rio 2016

The International Olympic Committee clarified that the country’s athletes were unaffected and would be allowed to take part in next year’s Winter Olympics.

AFP
· Oct 06, 2017 · 07:51 pm
Credentials of officials to be verified before being sent to multi-disciplinary events: Vijay Goel

Goel’s statements came as the CBI opened a probe into two doctors who accompanied the Indian Olympic team to Rio.

Scroll Staff
· May 20, 2017 · 07:18 pm

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