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IOC begins probe into 'black marketing' in London Olympics ticket sales | The International Olympic Committee has begun an investigation into claims that Olympics
officials and agents breached rules during the sale of the London 2012 tickets.
The IOC has held an emergency meeting of its ruling executive board via a conference
call after claims by the Sunday Times, and has also referred the allegations to
its independent ethics commission. "The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
has moved quickly to deal with allegations that some National Olympic Committees
(NOC) and Authorised Ticket Resellers (ATR) have broken rules relating to the
sale of Olympic tickets," the BBC quoted IOC, as saying in a statement. "The IOC
takes these allegations very seriously and has immediately taken the first steps
to investigate," it added. The Sunday Times submitted a dossier of evidence detailing
claims that Olympic officials and agents had been caught selling thousands of
tickets on the black market for up to 10 times their face value. The organisation
could also review how Olympic tickets are distributed among member countries.
"The IOC has also determined that it will take on board any recommendations coming
out of the inquiry to improve the way that tickets are allocated and sold internationally
in the future," the statement said. London 2012 organising committee Locog said
it would support the IOC in its investigation "in any way we can".
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