Deseretnews: Report assails Nagano over bid
A new report on Nagano's successful bid for the 1998 Winter Games, ordered by the regional government, found that an "illegitimate and excessive level of hospitality" was handed out by the Japanese city...Rumors had started shortly after Nagano's victory about IOC members having been provided with geishas and expensive artwork and electronics...But even though the report "revealed new findings, including how much public money has been misused," there has been little reaction to it, according to journalist Tatsuya Iwase...more...
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