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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD Sunday, January 24, 1999 10C: In-Kind or Cash, Perks Abound Arethe hostcity decision-makers rule breakers whenvisiting sites? BY MARCFISHER and BILL BRUBAKER THE WASHINGTONPOST Kim Un-yong of South Korea is alord of the rings, oneof the most powerful menin the International Olympic Committee. His daughter is a concertpianist. In 1990, whencivic leaders of Melbourne, Australia, were cam- paigning to host the 1996 Summer Olympics and needed Kim's vote, young Kim Hae-jung was invited to play with the Melbourne SymphonyOrchestra. It was. a mem- ber of Melbourne's bid committee said, the kind of maneuyer that “oiled the wheels of commerce.” Melbourne didn't get those Games,but Atlanta did. In 1 Kim Hae-jung wasa soloist at F date. Jean-Claude Ganga, 64, a veteran sports administrator from the Republic of Congo, has served as his country’s ambassadorto China and spent years organizing against South African apartheid. But in recent years, Ganga — knowninAfricaas the continent's most influential Olympic figure — has devoted muchofhis time to s erts with the Utah Symphony? A spokesman for the pianist’s agent, Linda Dozoretz, said Kim’s Atlanta and Salt Lake City concerts were ar- concerts, was hired “purely on her merits,” said Joseph Silver- stein, then music director of the Utah Symphony. “I heard her tape and I was impressed. I only became aware that there was a connection to the IOC somewhat later.” But in Melbourne,the idea was head of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation — said. “I don't even that “her father would appreciate feel it necessary to commentonit becauseI have absolutely nothing liked the cultural work of his daughter,” said Shane Maloney of “was simply an effort to help a young musician's talents were not the point. “She probably tinkled to do with the scandal.” The Russian student incident, he said, friend. Kim did not address the ques- and held himself out as an agent the extent to which Melbourne | the bid committee there. The TheAssociated Press Kevan Gosper, oneof six IOC board members deciding others’ fates, talks with reporters Saturday in Lausanne, Switzerland. in the C division rather than the A,” Maloneysaid. Olympiccities,”said Bruce Baird, have been asstartling as some of theallegations against him. Hetold Radio France that it “is shesaid. The elder Kimis one of 13 IOC 115-member group will address this weekend in Switzerland. But even as the committee moves to- ward reform,the revelations continue: On Friday, an Australian Olympic official said that on the eve of the IOC vote on thelocation of the 2000 Games, he offered $70,000 to sway two African members. Sydney won by two votes. Onpaper, the 13 IOC members seem nodifferent from their col- ter who ran Sydney’s successful bid for the 2000 Summer Games. Ganga’s denials of wrongdoing normal to have some free medical treatment Africans have not ihe monopolyon corruptionin the world. There's corruption with the Asians, the Europeans and the Americans. But the American press just speaks about the Afri- can people. Some [IOC] members New! Teint Optim‘Age vote for Salt Lake City, so don't ask me about just $60,000.” Former Salt Lake Olympics Age Minimizing Makeup SPF 15 have asked to be paid $700,000 to leagues. They are princes and sports ministers, formerathletes leader Tom Welch has said he gave Ganga $70,000, ostensibly to feed childrenin his impoverished country circumnavigating the globe close ally of Samaranch. Ganga and former communists, Africans and Asians, Europeans and South Americans. Like all IOC members, they lead pamperedliv as they inspect cities that want a taste of Olympic gold Ganga, who has housesin Paris and Brazzaville, considered a was a leader of the successful drive in 1995to raise the IOCremit Samaranchto remain head of rent scandal first focused on Salt the organization. Olympic hopefuls around the Lake City’s bid, reports from Olympic hopefuls around the world recall Ganga well. In Sweden, organizersof Ostersund’s bid world nowpaint a portrait of IOC for the 1994 Games say Ganga asked the committee to build a handball court in his hometown in members asking for cash, cars women,real estate and campaign contributions for themselves, as the Congo well as medical treatment, college tuition and jobs forrelatives. Des- wouldbuild a handball arena, but peratebidders sometimesbalked that we wouldhelpto arrange for butoften obliged 10C memberSergio Santander of Chile got $10,000 from Salt Lake organizersfor his campaign for mayor of Santiago, Olympic officials say. Pirjo Haeggmanof Finland, whoresigned from the IOC last week, got a rent-free house in Quebec City fromthat city’s bid committee. Her husband got two jobs — first with the On. tario provincial government and later with the Salt Lake City bid committee The stepdaughter of Agustin Arroyo of Ecuador, an IOC mem. bersince 1968, got a job with the Utah Department of Economic Development. Whenthat did not work out, she washired to answer phonesat the Salt Lake City bid and after she left, the organizers gave her tu- He wanted not only that we a handball coach,” bid committee member Stig Hedlund told the newspaper Laenstidningen. “1 said that we had neither the resources nor the possibility of do- ing any suchthing “T have done nothing wrong,” Gangatold his French interviewer. “I will not become rich because I voted for Salt Lake City. That is why I am so serene.” In May 1995 — a month before the IOC vote — Welch sought treatment for another visiting baggy nanzathat the Olympics havebe “nd de teint cint rajeun ‘ge Winsett Make? SPF 1 Anderson said, “Tom said, ‘I think this is important to the Salt Lakebid and I RB lancome PARIS feel it’s important enoughthat I'll pay it out of my ownpocket ancillary products assumed cen- ished nations have ahistoryof ob ter stage in the international ath letic extravaganza. “Increased moneybrings increased tempta taining free medical care during their visits to affluent countries. In 1990, David Sikhulumi_ Si- six executive board members who from Olympic organizers in At- will decide the fates of the 13 ac lanta when he needed care for cused heart pain tion,” said Kevan Gosper, one of TEINT Opti’AGE ‘Tomindicatedthat thegentle. willing to do that?” PARIS Vy man would like to have the bags out of his eyelids, and wouldI be come since the 1980s, as corpo: rate sponsorships, TV money and \NCOME. { eyelids” that nied any knowledge of favors for his daughter Estimates of the Salt Lake City ine Blurring 4 Concentrate 10C member also had “very droopy, 4 Plus, join us for specia! events Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at our Cottonwood, Downtown and University stores. takethat off,” Andersonsaid, The Later that day, Anderson received a call from Welch committee's largesse toward LOC members now range up to $800,000 —a relative pittance in the billion-dollar commercial bo- = Getthis! 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He seemed to have a very unique role in garnering votes for members under investigation in the corruption scandal that the lawyer former intelligence officer and who could deliver for a price a an Australian government minis- committee office, should be ashamed of,” Kim — a Olympic bidders. In Salt Lake City, Kim Hae- jung, whowaspaid $5,000 for two the IOC inspection circuit, a lucrative and luxurious pursuit. He is alleged to have taken cash pay- ranged by someoneother than her agent. “I gather it’s the father.” waysfirst-class Olympics officials for help in enrolling a Russian teen-ager at a US. college. “I did not do anything that I been an initiative of the local ments, demanded free medical care for himself and his mother, And whenSalt Lake Ci paign to win the 20 Games was in hi who played two ed that the Games face “the most serious crisis of confidence” to the committee's executive board. 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