IOC confirms it will not pay Pat Hickey’s €410k bond

The International Olympic Committee has revealed that it will not pay the bond that the former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland Pat Hickey is required to produce as a condition of being allowed leave Brazil.

While the Olympic Council of Ireland had ruled out paying the 1.5m Brazilian Dollar bond (€410,000), the IOC had previously referred media queries to Mr Hickey’s representatives.

As a member of its Executive Board, the IOC had covered the cost of Mr Hickey’s flights to the Rio games.