With a revolution going on within the upper management offices of the USOC and the position of its president Marty Mankaymer far from secure, the dispute is casting a long shadow over New York's attempts to convince the International Olympic Committee that it is the right choice to host the 2012 Games.
New York is battling with the likes of Paris, Madrid, Moscow and potentially a bid from London to win the bidding process for 2012.
For a full report into the problems besetting the New York bid, see the features section of today's sportbusiness.com
The validity of New York's bid to host the 2012 Olympics is being called into question in light of the growing management row within the US Olympic Committee.
