Pat Hickey vows to ‘fight each and every charge’

Pat Hickey has come out fighting against charges laid against him by Brazilian authorities, claiming he will contest “each and every one”.

The longtime president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, who temporarily stood down following his arrest during the Rio Games in connection with a probe into ticketing, issued a statement in which he said he had just received formal notification from the Brazilian authorities of the charges laid against him.

“I intend to face all the charges and to fight each and every one of them,” he said. “I am completely innocent of all such charges and I will also vigorously defend my good name and character that I have spent my lifetime building through voluntary service for numerous sporting bodies.”