Taekwando whistleblower lifts lid on the sport’s bribery and corruption in getting to Olympics
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Taekwando whistleblower explains the sport’s bribery and corruption that led to the discipline being accepted as an Olympic event for the Sydney 2000 Games…
- Taekwando rocked by sensational claims it bribed its way into the Olympics
- South Korean whistleblower says Olympic officials have been bought off with cash
- World Taekwando denies any knowledge of bribes or corruption in sport
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Taekwondo has been rocked by blockbuster claims by a former senior official that he helped pay bribes to secure the sport’s place in the Olympics.
Ho Kim, a South Korean who was the head of marketing and PR at World Taekwondo, made several bribery and corruption allegations in a whistleblower interview with The Times. World Taekwondo said last night it has “absolutely no knowledge” of the allegations.
One of Kim’s claims is about how taekwondo ended up as a full medal sport in the Sydney 2000 Olympics, with Kim claiming that voting officials were bought off with cash in brown envelopes.
Taekwando has been hit by claims it has bribed its way to become an Olympic sport
Kim, who claimed he arranged for two cars to be sent to one IOC member, said: “That’s what started Taekwondo as an Olympic sport.”
World Taekwondo said in a statement: “World Taekwondo has absolutely no knowledge of these allegations against the former government.
World Taekwondo insists that all evidence behind these allegations be shared with the World Taekwondo Integrity Committee so that a proper investigation can be conducted. Meanwhile, World Taekwondo continues to uphold the highest standards of good governance and integrity in the governance of our sport.”
World Taekwando has denied knowledge of bribes to be accepted for the 2000 games