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IOC Looking Into Allegations Of Azerbaijani Medal-Buying

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September 23, 2011

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it will look into allegations that Azerbaijan was promised two gold medals at next year's London Olympics in exchange of cash.

On September 22, a report by British broadcaster BBC said the International Boxing Association (AIBA) had received a loan of several million dollars from an unnamed private Azeri investor that was meant to secure Olympic success in 2012.

The AIBA rejected the claims as "untrue," but said it will investigate.

The IOC said it will wait for the outcome of the AIBA probe before looking into it further.

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by: George from: Unted Sates

September 23, 2011 23:06

They even paid Euro vision song contest last year so they can host this year! What a shame!!

by: Jalan from: Erevan Khanate

September 28, 2011 21:01

I find this hard to believe. How can you actually guarentee a gold medal in sports? In the end it all comes down to the performance of the athlete.

The fact is that for almost two decades Armenia had been in flagrant violation of the UN Charter and other documents of international law through its occupation of the Azerbaijani territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts. As a result of this aggression, almost 20 percent of the territory of Azerbaijan continues to remain under occupation and about one million Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced persons are unable to return to their homes.

In 1993, the United Nations Security Council adopted four resolutions, which demanded the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces from ail the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and reaffirmed the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan. The same appeals were made by other international organizations too