OLY: Salt Lake City officials applaud IOC reform plan

AAP Sports News (Australia), January, 1999

AAP Sports News (Australia) 01-25-1999 OLY: Salt Lake City officials applaud IOC reform plan By James Nelson SALT LAKE CITY, Jan 24 Reuters - The head of the disgraced Salt Lake City Olympics today applauded the International Olympic Committee for trying to clean up the biggest scandal ever to hit the Games. Salt Lake City Organising Committee (SLOC) chairman Robert Garff said the city accepted its share of responsibility in the cash-for-votes scandal and he was thankful the 2002 Winter Games would not be taken away from Utah. "We commend the IOC and we are confident that this organisation will take all the actions necessary to restore the integrity and values symbolised by the Olympic movement," he said. "We are pleased at the IOC's...