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An ethics commission is to draw up new guidelines for IOC members.
On January 26th, the man responsible for Cape Town's bid to hold the 2004 Olympics said he had been approached by agents to fix bribes for IOC members.
The whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova, who was also approved to run by the IAAF, still has to wait for IOC approval to compete.
Commentators on the left and right have united in rage at the rocket launchers on residential roofs, the Zil lanes for IOC bigwigs, the gagging reflex of Olympic corporate sponsors, censoring anything they declare an infringement of their monopoly and, of course, the £9bn budget at a time of austerity.
Reducing the cost of bids was already a priority for IOC president Thomas Bach, and now we can see why.
The Queen, at a reception for IOC members in the palace's ballroom, said that, in the coming days, 10,000 athletes from more than 200 nations would be undertaking final preparations.
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This scandal needs to be the turning point for the IOC, and lay the foundation for future generations who watch and compete at the Olympics, to have trust in the performances they witness.
Locog says 75% of Olympic tickets were earmarked for the British public, 12% for the 200 national Olympics committees, 8% for sponsors and other stakeholders, and 5% for the IOC, sports federations, tour operators and hospitality providers such as Prestige.
Now that its bold and admirably legally watertight decision has been upheld by the court of arbitration for sport, it leaves the way clear for the IOC to act.
Both stories have added to calls for the IOC, which has suspended the sales process for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games while it investigates the allegations, to reform its ticketing process.
Overall, 75 per cent of Olympics tickets were earmarked for the British public, 12 per cent for the 200 national Olympics committees, 8 per cent for sponsors and other stakeholders, and 5 per cent for the IOC, sports federations, tour operators and hospitality providers such as Prestige.
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