The Lord of the Rings : Olympic Corruption and How to Buy Gold Medals

Jennings, Andrew, Simson, Vyv

ISBN 10: 0671855719 / ISBN 13: 9780671855710

Editore: Simon & Schuster, Limited, 1996

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo GRP95680164

Riassunto:

The world of modern Olympic sport is a secretive, elite domain where decisions are taken behind closed doors, where money is spent on creating a fabulous life-style for a tiny circle of officials and funds destined for sport are siphoned away to offshore bank accounts. This investigation of the hidden corruption behind the Olympic ideal reveals: how Princess Anne's attempt to unseat the unpopular athletics supremo Primo Nibiolo was sabotaged by secret deals from within, how bribes were paid to win gold medals for Korean boxers in the Seoul Olympics, that Berlin's bid for the 2000 Olympics was so corrupt that the State parliament set up an enquiry, that millions of dollars are spent by bidding cities to woo those who decide where the games will be held, when in fact often the decision has already been made, and that the Olympic number two, Korea's Dr Kim Un Yung, is a trained killer and a former spy.

L'autore: Award-winning journalist Andrew Jennings contributes to publications around the world on subjects from sports politics to organised crime. He worked for many years for the BBC and Granada Television's WORLD IN ACTION. He is the co-author of SCOTLAND YARD'S COCAINE CONNECTION, THE LORDS OF THE RINGS and author of THE NEW LORDS OF THE RINGS.

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Titolo: The Lord of the Rings : Olympic Corruption ...
Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, Limited
Data di pubblicazione: 1996
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good