Tag: Carlos Nuzman

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 02:55 UTC

  Rio 2016 Games chairman arrested and suspended on corruption charges

  

  The chairman of Brazil’s Olympic Committee, who helped organize the Rio 2016 Games, submitted his resignation on Saturday, saying he wanted to concentrate on defending himself against corruption charges.

• Wednesday, September 6th 2017 - 07:01 UTC

  Rio 2016 Olympic Games, another can of worms, ...and of Olympic corruption

  

  Brazilian and French authorities said on Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. It is the latest allegation to tarnish the legacy of the Rio Games, the first Olympics in South America.