The New Lords of the Rings: Olympic Corruption and How to Buy Gold Medals - Couverture souple

Jennings, Andrew

 
9780671855710: The New Lords of the Rings: Olympic Corruption and How to Buy Gold Medals
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0671855719 ISBN 13 : 9780671855710
Editeur : Pocket Books, 1997

Synopsis

The world of modern Olympic sport is a secretive, elite domain where decisions are taken behind closed doors, where money is spent on creating a fabulous life-style for a tiny circle of officials and funds destined for sport are siphoned away to offshore bank accounts. This investigation of the hidden corruption behind the Olympic ideal reveals: how Princess Anne's attempt to unseat the unpopular athletics supremo Primo Nibiolo was sabotaged by secret deals from within, how bribes were paid to win gold medals for Korean boxers in the Seoul Olympics, that Berlin's bid for the 2000 Olympics was so corrupt that the State parliament set up an enquiry, that millions of dollars are spent by bidding cities to woo those who decide where the games will be held, when in fact often the decision has already been made, and that the Olympic number two, Korea's Dr Kim Un Yung, is a trained killer and a former spy.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Award-winning journalist Andrew Jennings contributes to publications around the world on subjects from sports politics to organised crime. He worked for many years for the BBC and Granada Television's WORLD IN ACTION. He is the co-author of SCOTLAND YARD'S COCAINE CONNECTION, THE LORDS OF THE RINGS and author of THE NEW LORDS OF THE RINGS.

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Éditeur
Pocket Books
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0671855719
ISBN 13 
9780671855710
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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