Rio report reveals ‘rotten OCI culture’, says Sports Minister

Sports Minister Shane Ross has said the Rio ticket- touting inquiry has revealed an “unknown rotten culture” at the heart of the Olympic Council of Ireland.

Rio report reveals ‘rotten OCI culture’, says Sports Minister
Fri, 18 Aug, 2017 - 01:00
Juno McEnroe

The report criticised the “chaotic” handling of tickets and raised concern about the lack of records of ticket exchanges with agents.

Released this week, the report led to the OCI apologising to athletes and families.

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