The International Olympic Committee awarded Salt Lake City the 2002 Winter Olympics by a big majority. It seemed that its persistent (36) had paid off.
Bat because of a (37) by a dissatisfied employee of the local organizing committee to a Salt Lake City TV station, the Salt Lake City Olympic organizers are (38) of bribing the I.O.C. members. It is the I. O. C. members who (39) where the next Olympics will take place. So far, four groups—the I.O.C, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the Justice Department and the Utah Ethics Committee have begun to
(40) into the mess.
Some members of the local organizing committee do not intend to make (41) but are expressing their regrets instead. "Obviously, we did break the rules." says Ken Bullock, an ashamed organizer. He points out that the (42) on a bidding city to be friendly and generous can be (43) , and Salt Lake City was hardly the first to bribe the I.O.C. "The I.O.C. allowed this." says Bullock.
(44) but the facts seem beyond doubt. I.O.C. executive Mare Hodler announced last month that (45) Hodler then accused the previous winning cities of Atlanta, Nagano and Sydney of corruption,but officials in all three cities deny this charge.
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Whether or not more offences are uncovered，the Games will go......