Samsung denies it pushed IOC to vote for South Korea to host 2018 Winter Olympics
Seoul — South Korean tech giant Samsung on Tuesday denied allegations it illegally lobbied International Olympic Committee (IOC) members to vote for Pyeongchang to host the 2018 Winter Olympics over the German and French cities of Munich and Annecy.Corruption allegations surrounding Pyeongchang’s successful Olympic bid have resulted in Samsung being accused of offering various incentives in return for votes.South Korean broadcaster SBS TV said it had obtained copies of 137 e-mails including messages between Samsung executives and Papa Massata Diack — the scandal-tainted son of former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack.According to SBS, the mails included one listing 27 IOC members with voting rights to choose a host country and another suggesting Papa Diack had promised to convince each one to vote for Pyeongchang.There was also one allegedly marked "strictly confidential" from 2010 in which Diack requested $12m in funds — including a th...
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