O’Leary keeps eyes on the prize

The Irish sailor named in the so-called betting scandal did not break any rules at the time, according to the Olympic Council of Ireland.

Cork man Peter O’Leary was at the centre of a media storm yesterday following allegations he placed a bet on an opponent at the Beijing Games four years ago.

However a spokesman for the Olympic Council of Ireland, while declining to confirm if O’Leary was the person under investigation, said they will not be taking the matter any further until they receive full documentation from the person making the allegation. They pointed out that if this incident took place at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, it is quite possible it would have been legal at the time.