Editorial Coverage Sponsored By FINIS
Patrick Hickey, the Head of the European Olympic Committee has been arrested in Rio.
The head of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) is accused of scalping tickets.
According to police, Hickey surrendered his Olympic credential at the time of his arrest, but then tried to escape into an adjoining hotel room.
In a statement the OCI said, “we are seeking total clarity on the situation before we comment further.”
On August 5, Kevin James Mallon, the director of THG sports, a London based company, was arrested in possession of 800 Olympic tickets. There was suspicion that Mallon planned to resell them at high prices.
It is not yet clear if the two arrests are related.
Hickey has held his post with the OCI since 1989 and has been head of the European Olympic Committee since 2006. Additionally, he has served on the International Olympic Committee’s executive board for the past four years.
Read more from the BBC here.
- OFFICIAL SITE FOR RIO
- RIO COMPETITION SCHEDULE
- WHERE TO WATCH LIVE VIDEO OF OLYMPICS
- USA MEN'S SWIMMING TEAM
- USA WOMEN'S SWIMMING TEAM
- USA DIVERS GOING TO RIO
- USA WOMEN WATER POLO TEAM
- SWIMMING MEDAL PREDICTIONS
- FULL DAY 1 RESULTS
- FULL DAY 2 RESULTS
- FULL DAY 3 RESULTS
- FULL DAY 4 RESULTS
- FULL DAY 5 RESULTS
- FULL DAY 6 RESULTS
- FULL DAY 7 RESULTS
- FULL DAY 8 RESULTS
- WOMEN'S 10K OPEN WATER RESULTS
- MEN'S 10K OPEN WATER RESULTS
- FULL OLYMPIC SWIMMING RESULTS
The IOC President is not doubt shocked shocked to learn that an IOC official is abusing his position for private financial gain.
Said no one ever.
Captain Renault said something very much like that at Rick’s.