Olympic chiefs to investigate after agents caught
offering thousands of top price tickets to the London Games on the black
market
Spyros Capralos, a top Greek official, said
he had pulled strings with Sebastian Coe to obtain more top-priced
tickets
The allegations have been denied by the IOC
who have said they will be investigating further
Representatives have been caught withholding
tickets allocated for the public in their countries
Senior Olympics officials and agents were accused yesterday of selling thousands of premium tickets for the Games on the black market.
Representatives of countries including Saudi Arabia, China, Serbia, Lithuania, and Greece have been caught trying to trade the coveted tickets at inflated prices.
They had been allocated by the Games’ organisers and were meant to be sold at face value to the public in their own countries.
But officials held back premium seats intended for their public – including the 100m men’s finals and the opening ceremony - so they could sell them for up to 10 times the market price abroad.
Yesterday the International Olympic Committee launched an investigation into how so many of the national Olympic committees became involved in corrupt ticket practices.
The Mail has also learned that two members of the IOC itself are being investigated over the matter
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Senior Olympics officials and agents were accused yesterday of selling thousands of premium tickets for the Games on the black market.
Representatives of countries including Saudi Arabia, China, Serbia, Lithuania, and Greece have been caught trying to trade the coveted tickets at inflated prices.
They had been allocated by the Games’ organisers and were meant to be sold at face value to the public in their own countries.
But officials held back premium seats intended for their public – including the 100m men’s finals and the opening ceremony - so they could sell them for up to 10 times the market price abroad.
Yesterday the International Olympic Committee launched an investigation into how so many of the national Olympic committees became involved in corrupt ticket practices.
The Mail has also learned that two members of the IOC itself are being investigated over the matter
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Προσέξτε: Το άρθρο δημοσιεύτηκε 17 Ιουνίου 2012.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήΕρώτηση: Έπρεπε η Ελλάδα να στείλει τον Καπράλο στο Λονδίνο, πριν ξεκαθαρίσει το θέμα; Δεν έπρεπε να έχει παυθεί προσωρινά των καθηκόντων του;
Τελικά, τούτη η Ολυμπιάδα, φαίνεται ότι θα μείνει σαν Ολυμπιάδα της ανοησίας στην Ιστορία. Αντιπαρέρχομαι τα διάφορα "τιτιβίσματα" απ' εδώ και από κεί, την ανοησία της αποπομπής της Παπαχρήστου και μένω στα λόγια του προέδρου της ΔΟΕ, Jacques Rogge:
"in many ways the Olympic Games are coming home tonight" (!!).