Ten IOC members were expelled or resigned as a result of the scandal. A joint investigation by Brazilian and French authorities this week led to the questioning of the Brazilian Olympic Committee president, Carlos Nuzman, a well-known figure in Olympic circles.
They have alleged the money was intended as a bribe for his father, Lamine Diack, an influential IOC member and then the president of athletics world governing body, the IAAF. Olympics Results Day-by-day guide Medals.
Comments Join the conversation. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. The stories of dedication, hard work and sacrifice that accompany these medals are extraordinarily moving. These are not overpaid prima donnas, they are wonderful and stirring role models in so many ways. Removed comment. More replies down. Comment posted by Buffetology, at 8 Aug Buffetology. Absolutely nothing - well done team GB. From a Scots bloke. Probably not. Fantastic effort. Reply posted by Pablo, at 8 Aug Pablo.
Pablo replied: Spot on - brilliant effort. More replies 95 down. Comment posted by Quiverbow, at 8 Aug Quiverbow. There are some really miserable people on here. You don't think it was worth it. You don't like the National Anthem being played. You don't want Lottery money spent on it. You don't want this, you don't want that. Well we do, and we all congratulate all those who won a medal and made us proud to be British. Release Dai Morris replied: Why would anyone not want the national anthem played?
More replies 93 down. They said we were in decline, we'd be miles off Well cry some more, because we're going nowhere! Ok, track cycling is no longer the massive medal haul it used to be for us, but we've diversified and have a medal threat in almost all the events going nowadays.
Brilliant stuff from Price and Kenny today as well, bravo! Beating the Russians overall takes a special effort, and we've done it! More replies 45 down. What a stunning effort again from Team GB, well done to all for their hard work, determination and success. Thanks Japan for holding these games so well in troubled times, it has been nice to have something to celebrate over the past couple of weeks.
Way-It-Is replied: Yep. Been a real mood lift. More replies 10 down. Inspiring and brilliant. Well done to Team GB! Thanks also to the National Lottery and the people who buy tickets.
Reply posted by cynic , at 8 Aug cynic. With you all the way GB! More replies 29 down. Comment posted by Finkelstein, at 8 Aug Finkelstein. Some sad people on these forums knocking individual nations like England and Wales. Why the hell cant you embrace Great Britain? The result has been extraordinary. But I think it's appropriate to step back and take stock of where we're going.
And I do have a great deal of sympathy for those teams whose players grow up in a way that says, I will play under any circumstance for my country, regardless of the injury to me and the threat to my career, and I understand that. And maybe those players are put under enormous pressure to play for their homeland and perhaps an age limitation would remove some of the pressure from them, while nevertheless giving them an opportunity when they're young to play for their country in the Olympics, to allow them to play for their country in the World Cup like they do in the World Cup of soccer.
All we knew was the model that we knew, and that's what we've done, but I think it's appropriate to take a look at it and see what the right way is.
Even though Durant played as much basketball as anyone this year, participating in all 66 games of the lockout-shortened regular season and lasting until the end of the NBA Finals, there's no talk of Durant skipping the Olympics to recuperate.
There could have been even more work for USA Basketball last summer if it had to qualify for the Olympics, but winning the FIBA World Championships in earned the team an automatic Olympic berth and spared the Americans that extra step.
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