IOC TO TAKE NO ACTION OVER TICKET SALES BEFORE GAMES
LONDON, July 21, 2012 (AFP) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not punish anyone ahead of the London Games over allegations that some national Olympic officials were breaking strict rules on selling tickets for the Games, the IOC Executive Board decided on Saturday.
The IOC Ethics Commission has been investigating claims made in the Sunday Times newspaper that national Olympic committees (NOCs) and authorised ticket resellers (ATRs) had been caught selling thousands of top tickets to the Games on the black market for up to 10 times their face value.
The British broadsheet said it had found "widespread corruption" reaching across 54 countries and had passed its evidence to the IOC.
The IOC pledged to take the "strongest sanctions" possible if mem
bers were found to have bro-
The Ethics Commission has received initial evidence from the newspaper and noted that each individual case merits a detailed analysis involving the hearing of all parties
ken the rules".
However, after discussing the matter on Saturday, it was decided that there was not enough time to decide on each individual case ahead of the start of the Games next Friday.
"The Ethics Commission has received initial evidence from the newspaper and noted that each individual case merits a detailed analysis involving the hearing of all parties," said the Executive Board (EB).