ALLEGATIONS
Champion sprinter Frankie Fredericks in bribe probe
Lausanne — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday it was co-operating with French authorities probing graft claims against former world champion sprinter Frankie Fredericks. Namibia’s Fredericks, an IOC member since 2012, stepped down in March as head of the committee evaluating bids to host the 2024 Olympics after corruption allegations were reported in the media in France. French investigators are looking into the possibility that bribes were paid over the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio and the 2020 Tokyo Games. In March, Le Monde said Fredericks received $299,300 from Papa Massata Diack, son of former International Association of Athletics Federations president Lamine Diack, on October 2 2009, the day Rio was awarded the right to host the 2016 Olympics. AFP
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