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Rogge: Corruption charges must be taken seriously

The Columbian
Published: September 21, 2011, 5:00pm

BEIJING (AP) — IOC President Jacque Rogge has welcomed an investigation by amateur boxing’s governing body into allegations that millions of dollars have been paid to guarantee Azerbaijan two gold medals in the ring at next year’s London Olympics.

The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) said it will look into the allegations made by BBC TV’s Newsnight on Thursday that $9 million from Azerbaijan was paid to World Series Boxing, a franchised league supported by AIBA.

Since the allegations surfaced, AIBA President Wu Ching-kuo has denounced the BBC claims saying they are “totally untrue and ludicrous,” but added he would investigate them.

Rogge, who was speaking in Beijing at a sports seminar, did not give details as to what role the IOC would play in the investigations.

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