bs2Jul 31, 2024
> Corruption allegations have hung over the world’s biggest sporting event many times, including accusations surrounding how the Games were awarded to a host city and how contracts for construction, sponsorship and team services were handed out.
> Accusations of vote buying linked to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and the 2020 Tokyo Games (held in 2021.. ) led to the removal of several members of the #InternationalOlympicCommittee.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2023-06-20/paris-olympic-organizers-investigation-raid-corruption-probe
#OlympicCorruption
Paris Olympic organizers' offices raided in corruption probe

The French financial prosecutor’s office says investigators are searching the headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers because of possible corruption.

Los Angeles Times
bs2Jul 31, 2024

The Olympics are so Cute!

> The indictment says Takahashi received bribes from business suit retailer Aoki Holdings, publisher Kadokawa and others. Sun Arrow, one of the companies implicated, produced the stuffed toy version of the Olympic mascot, Miraitowa, and Paralympic version, Someity.

https://apnews.com/article/dentsu-tokyo-olympics-bribery-takahashi-ioc-dccbc9e8fb453f9b139de19ceb17e450
#TokyoOlympics #OlympicCorruption #OlympicWaste #OlympicDentsu
#Dentsu #AdvertsingCompanyDentsu

Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts

A former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has appeared in district court and pleaded not guilty to taking $1.4 million in bribes in exchange for contracts for the Games. Haruyuki Takahashi was arrested more than a year ago and it is unclear when his trial will end. He's a former executive with the powerful Japanese advertising company Dentsu. Takahashi was charged with accepting bribes in exchange for awarding Olympic contracts for the Tokyo Games in 2021.

AP News
Show threadMarius Fortuna_3Jul 27, 2024

@dugglebutt

Unfortunately, with the #Olympics, the people you describe may not be able to achieve the 15 seconds of glory they've trained their entire life for because of some elaborate scheme originating in a secret drug lab in Moscow, or some exchange of favours arrangement between a sports federation and a judge of their event to ensure an opponent who may not have trained quite as vigorously wins that event. I recommend you watch the film #Icarus #Doping #OlympicCorruption