'Embarrassment' Drut won't travel to Singapore

Paris are privately relieved that a potential source of major embarrassment to their bid for the 2012 Olympics has been removed after the decision of French IOC member Guy Drut not to travel to Singapore.

The former French sports minister is still involved in a court case on a corruption charge and though he insists he is innocent of the charge has said he does not want to expose Paris’ bid or the IOC to embarrassment.