Olympics: IOC to probe fixing claims

Report by BBC alleged that the AIBA had received a loan of several million dollars from unnamed private Azeri investor

BERLIN: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will look into allegations that Azerbaijan was promised two gold medals at next year’s London Olympics in exchange for cash. A report by BBC alleged that the International Boxing Association (AIBA) had received a loan of several million dollars from an unnamed private Azeri investor which was meant to secure Olympic success in 2012. AIBA rejected the claims as ‘preposterous and untrue’ but said it would launch an investigation.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 24^th,  2011.