Olympic bosses in legal row suspended

the British Olympic Association chairman Lord Moynihan and its chief executive Andy Hunt were both suspended from the board of the London 2012 organising committee yesterday following the legal row over the financial surplus from the Games.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Mar 2011, 06:00 BST

The BBC reported that Locog, official name for the organising committee, has suspended them because of a conflict of interest and that both men did not attend a meeting of the board yesterday.

The BOA has been invited to nominate replacements until the case, which is to be considered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, is resolved.

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A Locog spokeswoman said: “Colin Moynihan and Andy Hunt remain directors of Locog.

“The Locog board has decided to exclude them from board meetings whilst they are individually and actively involved in pursuing a dispute against Locog.

“Both have been invited to send alternate representatives to board meetings.

“The BOA is ably represented on the Locog board by HRH the Princess Royal, Sir Craig Reedie, Sir Philip Craven and Adam Pengilly.”

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The news came on the same day that it was revealed that the International Paralympic Committee had accused the BOA of undermining its vision for London 2012.

The BOA claims that the Paralympics will make a substantial loss but the IPC’s chief executive, Xavier Gonzalez, hit back in a letter, criticising the BOA.

Gonzalez said that the Paralympics will not make a loss and that his projections are in line with those of London 2012 staff who predicted a profit of around £10m.

The BBC claimed that intervention by the IPC is a clear attempt to increase the pressure on Lord Moynihan to back down.

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