IOC boss sounds corruption warning 25/06/2010 |
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge says sports federations will need to join the fight against match-fixing and other betting scams if they want to belong to the Olympic Movement.
Rogge made it clear that the IOC found no sign of result-fixing in Beijing (2008) or Vancouver (2010) but is concerned that criminal gangs and illegal betting websites may try to target the Games in the future.
He told the Associated Press on Thursday (June 24) that betting scams worth billions of dollar are "a great menace to the credibility of sport" and second only to doping.
There is already a global body dedicated to fighting doping in sport, WADA.
Rogge said initially federations will be able to establish their own rules against betting scams but a global watchdog is feasible in "a couple of years".
He added: “It is clear that betting, through the financial benefits it generates, provides huge opportunities to sports organisations. However, there is a significant problem when betting leads to the manipulation of competitions and therefore threatens the integrity of sport.
“For the sports movement it is crucial to develop a unified strategy and to collaborate closely with public authorities and the legal gambling industry. Only then will we be able to address efficiently this complex issue.”
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