BBC ACCUSES UCI OVER KEIRIN CASH

Keirin track

A BBC investigation has raised concerns that the Japanese keirin event may have bought its way into the Beijing Olympic Games.

Just two weeks before the start of the Games, an investigative report on bbc.co.uk, that was also covered on the Radio 4 Today programme on Monday morning, reports that documents seen by the BBC suggest that a total £1.5m was paid by organisers of the Japanese cycling event to the UCI.

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