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Olympics scandal widens to Sydney bid bribery probe
The IOC faces a widening bribery scandal as details emerge of a 1993 Monaco dinner in which Australia offered $70,000 to Kenya and Uganda IOC members to sway votes for Sydney’s 2000 bid. Sydney officials deny bribe intent, citing funded sports projects. Libyan IOC member resigns amid Salt Lake bid fallout as Samaranch backs leadership and pushes for reforms.
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Stephen Wilson
Ausanne
Switzerland
Sydney
IOC
Swank Riviera
Monte Carlo
Beijing
International Olympic Committee
Salt Lake City
TOC
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Associated Press
Monaco
Kevan Gosper
Australia
John Coates
Australian Olympic Committee
Kenya
Uganda
Charles Mukora
Francis Nyangweso
Coates
Sydney Morning Herald
Manchester
England
Gosper
John
Mukora
Nyangweso
Dorch=s,ester Hotel
Inadance
Samaranch
Salt Lake
Japan
Jean-Claude Ganga
Republic of Congo
Jean-Jacques Ganga
Birmingham
Nagano
USOC
Dick Schultz
Attarabulsi
Finland
Pirjo Haeggman
Toronto
Samarandh
Pound