Sport the victim in Winter Olympics body probe - Malagò

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 21 - Sport is the victim in a criminal probe into the body organising the 2026 Winter Olympics at Cortina and Milan, Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) President Giovanni Malagò, who is also head of the Milan-Cortina body, said Tuesday.
    Former Fondazione Milano-Cortina 2026 CEO Vincenzo Novari is among three people under investigation in a probe into alleged bribery and perverting the free market.
    "There is maximum willingness to provide all the papers, but I think that once again, beyond the hope that there is goodness in the work and guarantee of innocence, sport in terms of image is a victim of all this", he said.
    "The public prosecutor's office wanted clarifications on positions concerning three people: the former CEO, a sector manager and a businessman," he added.
    "I remember then that the IOC asked and demanded a presidency linked to sport and a CEO linked and designated by the world of politics. (ANSA).