Olympics committee: take action on officials

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has dismissed a show of support from its Maltese affiliate for the officials involved in the organisation’s ticketing scandal and insisted action must be taken. The IOC was reacting to a vote of confidence by the General Council of the Maltese Olympic Committee in its president, Mr Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco, and its general secretary Joe Cassar. They have both been named by the IOC’s ethics commission as having been involved in a discussion with undercover reporters from The Sunday Times of London, apparently trying to circumvent the official ticket reselling mechanism. A spokesman for the international organisation said its decision still stood and the IOC’s executive board was expecting action to be taken against the MOC’s top officials. Nothing had changed, he said, adding that if action was not taken the IOC would announce the next steps it may take against the MOC and its members. “At this stage we will need to see what actions the national Olympic committees take before deciding on the next steps. As the process is ongoing, we will not be commenting further,” the spokesman said. The statement comes amid a stalemate after both...