2016 Olympics bribery scandal: Rio de Janiero ex-governor admits paying $2m to former IAAF chief

Sergio Cabral, the former governor of Rio de Janiero, admitted in court on Thursday to giving a $2m bribe to Lamine Diack, the former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, to help the city secure the 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

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