The paper said Capralos admitted that demand had been very low in reality, and that many of the tickets were subsequently sold for profit to people outside Greece. He was quoted as saying he had "pulled strings" with London organizing chairman Sebastian Coe to obtain an extra batch of premium tickets, on the pretext that demand in Greece outstripped expectations. 12 games, including hot events such as the men's 100m final, on the black market at vastly inflated prices.Īmong the most damaging claims were the paper's allegations about Spyros Capralos, the Greek Olympic Committee president and top organizer for the 2004 Athens Olympics. The International Olympic Committee convened an emergency session Saturday to discuss a dossier of evidence presented to them by the Sunday Times, which claimed that officials have been offering tickets for the July 27-Aug. Three men accused of involvement in an alleged 3m black market in tickets for sporting and music events are awaiting trial next year on charges of money laundering and fraud. LONDON - A British newspaper report Sunday alleged that national Olympic committees and official agents in more than 50 countries were involved in selling London Olympics tickets on the black market, prompting officials to launch an investigation.
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