Another Interesting Piece on the IOC

[DirtyWorks]

Since many of us see the similarities between the way the UCI and IOC work, I thought I'd start a thread for their shenanigans.

Long ago, it seems the IOC's head of broadcast rights during the Barcelona Olympics, a close personal friend to Samaranch, was caught in a bribe.

-Falsified documents
-Almost a million euro transferred to Manuel Romero's personal accounts.
-The company that transferred the money won the contract for providing broadcast equipment to the Barcelona Olympics.
-Panasonic is somehow implicated as the source of the near-million Euros.


http://www.canoe.ca/SlamOlympicScandalArchive/jan29_new.html

 

[DirtyWorks]

Austrian Coach Mayer's Bribe

Another old one.

IOC pays Coach Mayer 300,000 Euro to keep quiet.

http://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-spor...plot-1.1120716

What does the coach know that is so valuable to the IOC?

 

[DirtyWorks]

USOC Lobbying Budget

You'll notice the funding peaks in 2009. What was happening in 2009? Chicago's failed bid for the summer olympics!

http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000058083&year=2011

Also interesting is what was lobbied. Some money spent for the U.S. Anti-doping agency. Seems reasonable enough. Hmm, the bulk of the lobbying is for general appropriations bills. In plainer language, they wanted to be sure Congress will spend money on the U.S. Olympic committee.

http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientbills.php?id=D000058083&year=2011

 

[DirtyWorks]

Brazil's IOC Representatives

Brazil has two IOC representatives.

1. João Havelange: Closely associated with FIFA and under investigation by the IOC for bribery. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jun/16/joao-havelange-ioc-fifa-inquiry

2. Carlos Nuzman: Now head of Brazil's Olympic committee. Rumored to be the one-stop shop for IOC members in persuading the committee members in the denomination of their chosing to choose Brazil.

 

[DirtyWorks]

IOC Blogger

This blogger/writer has a clear understanding of the IOC's successful anti-doping efforts. Expect the bio-passport to be used in as many Olympic sports as possible.

http://3wiresports.com/2012/07/09/toward-a-robust-anti-doping-testing-program/

 

[Turner29]

I wonder what the Brits paid to host the games in London?

Personally, I lost interest in the Olympics years ago for this very reason.

 

[DirtyWorks]

I wonder what the Brits paid to host the games in London?

That's not a simple question to answer because they paid bribes before, during and after each step in the Olympic selection process. Since the bribing crosses borders there's almost nothing actionable for local/regional/national law enforcement to work on.

 

[DirtyWorks]

We have Mr. Pound to thank for keeping the pressure up on the IOC to retest 2004 summer Olympic samples.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ioc-doping-chief-rues-not-150636746--oly.html

It can't be possible the IOC enables doping, could it?

http://3wiresports.com/2012/07/21/twelve-years-to-re-shuffle-a-relay-race/

– The IOC apparently took no action on suspicious results uncovered during recent re-testing of Athens Games samples. The chairman of the IOC medical commission, Sweden’s Arne Ljungqvist, told Associated Press a few days ago that he is investigating up to five possible positive results.

 

[the big ring]

Nice! Had started putting some links together. inring.com have some interesting articles linking / comparing the two (IOC / UCI) but it's easier to search on IOC or UCI than list them all here.

 

[2008885]

That's not a simple question to answer because they paid bribes before, during and after each step in the Olympic selection process.

Cripes! How do you know this?

 

[DirtyWorks]

Cripes! How do you know this?

Because it's been going on for over 100 years...

This was the first expulsion or sanction for corruption in the more than a century the IOC had existed. Although nothing strictly illegal had been done

In 2006, a report ordered by the Nagano region's governor said the Japanese city provided millions of dollars in an "illegitimate and excessive level of hospitality" to IOC members, including US$4.4 million spent on entertainment alone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympic_bid_scandal

 

[D-Queued]

I wonder what the Brits paid to host the games in London?

Personally, I lost interest in the Olympics years ago for this very reason.

Just like Le Tour, this will be the first corruption free winning Olympic bid.

Your post is interesting in that it has not solicited any sort of nationalistic protest. Particularly curious given the well publicized Atlanta (1996), Salt Lake City (2002) (and now Chicago?) scandals.

I liked this quote from the Atlanta ACOG (from Wikipedia):

In his defense, ACOG Chairman Billy Payne said, "Atlanta's bidding effort included excessive actions, even thought processes, that today seem inappropriate but, at the time, reflected the prevailing practices in the selection process and an extremely competitive environment."

Classic - it's ok 'cuz everyone was doing it.

Dave.

 

[DirtyWorks]

Just like Le Tour, this will be the first corruption free winning Olympic bid.

Your post is interesting in that it has not solicited any sort of nationalistic protest. Particularly curious given the well publicized Atlanta (1996), Salt Lake City (2002) (and now Chicago?) scandals.

The written rumor was the USOC/IOC media revenue deal hadn't been worked out so there was no way Chicago was going to get the nod. The revenue split deal with the IOC closed not too long ago, so an American city can probably bid with impunity once again.

FYI: Vancouver's bid has been reported as a $34 million budget. Just the bid. Do you really think that all goes to travel expenses visiting IOC selection committee members? No, there's no check written out to the IOC committee member because that's not allowed any more. People are creative.

 

[DirtyWorks]

USOC Hides Tests

Say it ain't so! USOC supressed doping positives. It is probably a reasonable statement then that the UCI does too.

http://m.guardian.co.uk/sport/2003/apr/24/athletics.duncanmackay?cat=sport&type=article

I'm not sure whatever came from the lawsuit Wade Exum started with USOC regarding suppressing positives.

For as long as the link works, corroboration that IOC blessed federations suppress positives: http://news.yahoo.com/lance-armstrong-arrogant-even-conceding-doping-charges-asserts-180000188.html

"I remember Frank Shorter, USADA's Chairman and an American Olympic marathon gold medalist, telling me during the Sydney Olympics, while were waiting to start a drug-testing news conference, 'Watch who comes late to the Games so they drop their positives before we can test them,' and Armstrong was one of those,"

 

[DirtyWorks]

More IOC Pretending

Late to post this, but Jacques Rogge retells the UCI anti-doping message #2, biopassport version, "cycling is clean and at the forefront of anti-doping"

"It would be unfair to penalize the huge majority of clean athletes by banning UCI from the Olympic Games"

Rogge says cycling is clean! High fives all around. Hein's payments must be up-to-date.

Sadly the sport of cycling has often been involved in high profile doping cases

It is worth repeating, as the quote so effectively highlights, the IOC is anti-doping controversy.

One lie right after another in this AP story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...says-cycling-will-remain-in-olympics/1654523/

 

[orbeas]

Ioc

Suggest anyone interested in the IOC bribery dealings read the following books by Andrew Jennings ---

The New Lord of the Rings & The Great Olympic Swindell..

they make Fat Pat and Hernni look like angels..

 

[poupou]

Late to post this, but Jacques Rogge retells the UCI anti-doping message #2, biopassport version, "cycling is clean and at the forefront of anti-doping"

"It would be unfair to penalize the huge majority of clean athletes by banning UCI from the Olympic Games"

Rogge says cycling is clean! High fives all around. Hein's payments must be up-to-date.

Sadly the sport of cycling has often been involved in high profile doping cases

It is worth repeating, as the quote so effectively highlights, the IOC is anti-doping controversy.

One lie right after another in this AP story: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...says-cycling-will-remain-in-olympics/1654523/

Jacques Rogge just want to avoid a controversy, he could not say : "unfortunately, cycling is as clean as most of others sport, and if we had to ban cycling, we should ban first football, tennis,...".

 

[DirtyWorks]

Jacques Rogge just want to avoid a controversy, he could not say : "unfortunately, cycling is as clean as most of others sport, and if we had to ban cycling, we should ban first football, tennis,...".

Which validates two of my frequent themes in this forum none of which should be surprising:
1. IOC is anti-doping controversy, not particularly interested in stopping doping.
2. the doping and corruption begin at the IOC.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Which validates two of my frequent themes in this forum none of which should be surprising:
1. IOC is anti-doping controversy, not particularly interested in stopping doping.
2. the doping and corruption begin at the IOC.

The corruption yes, and the doping complicity at least, via the national doping federations that then get elected to the IOC proper.

Everyone is anti-doping controversy, surely?

 

[DirtyWorks]

Sydney bid buying

More IOC bid buys. This time for Australia's 2000 summer olympics.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/1999/01/23/coates_story/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coates_(sports_administrator) Go to "Olympic Bids" section

He explained how Sydney's "clean, green" Olympics bid, under pressure from developing-country IOC delegates and with the big money at stake, became not so clean and a "cross my palm with green" campaign.

Also an interesting mention about Atlanta's bid rigging by promising money in the form of U.S. Federal government grants.

 

[Mrs John Murphy]

More IOC bid buys. This time for Australia's 2000 summer olympics.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/1999/01/23/coates_story/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coates_(sports_administrator) Go to "Olympic Bids" section

He explained how Sydney's "clean, green" Olympics bid, under pressure from developing-country IOC delegates and with the big money at stake, became not so clean and a "cross my palm with green" campaign.

Also an interesting mention about Atlanta's bid rigging by promising money in the form of U.S. Federal government grants.

That would of course be the same John Coates who the UCI has brought in to run the investigation into them.

 

[DirtyWorks]

The London Numbers are In!

In other olympic news, London games made a ton of money and the UCI is set for a windfall profit. http://m.espn.go.com/extra/olympics/...WT&w=1cdqh&wjb

If you divide the estimated $400 million evenly, that's $15 million each sport. I don't know the formula, so the number could be $5-12 million.

Pat McQuaid is Vice President over at the ASOIF.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Summer_Olympic_International_Federations

http://www.asoif.com/IFDirectory/Default.aspx

As posted in the Sky thread, there's the UCI's incentive for assisting in making Sky's fairy tale 2012 come true.

 

[DirtyWorks]

The average IOC athlete

Nice review of the worst-case outcomes for IOC athletes.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbad...-is-latest-olympic-athlete-to-crash-and-burn/

 

[thehog]

In other olympic news, London games made a ton of money and the UCI is set for a windfall profit. http://m.espn.go.com/extra/olympics/...WT&w=1cdqh&wjb

If you divide the estimated $400 million evenly, that's $15 million each sport. I don't know the formula, so the number could be $5-12 million.

Pat McQuaid is Vice President over at the ASOIF.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Summer_Olympic_International_Federations

http://www.asoif.com/IFDirectory/Default.aspx

As posted in the Sky thread, there's the UCI's incentive for assisting in making Sky's fairy tale 2012 come true.

I thought the UCI wasn't a wealthy organization and required donations?

 

[martinvickers]

In other olympic news, London games made a ton of money and the UCI is set for a windfall profit. http://m.espn.go.com/extra/olympics/...WT&w=1cdqh&wjb

If you divide the estimated $400 million evenly, that's $15 million each sport. I don't know the formula, so the number could be $5-12 million.

Pat McQuaid is Vice President over at the ASOIF.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Summer_Olympic_International_Federations

http://www.asoif.com/IFDirectory/Default.aspx

As posted in the Sky thread, there's the UCI's incentive for assisting in making Sky's fairy tale 2012 come true.

DirtyWorks - I told you all this, and explained the formula, weeks ago. You know that. Cycling, tier 2 sport, should get around 15m £S - about 1/2 what athletics gets, exactly the same as swimming and gymnastics.

I went through this with you in a fair amount of detail, and you tried very hard to ignore it.

And here we are with the silly pet theory again.

I call trolling.