KIEV - A top official from Ukraine's National Olympic Committee (NOC) has resigned over allegations he offered to sell thousands of dollars worth of tickets for the London Games on the black market.
The committee said in a statement on its website that Volodymyr Gerashchenko, the general secretary and second highest-ranking official on the 149-member body, stepped down after an emergency meeting last Friday.
It added that an investigating panel had been set up to probe the allegations, which stem from a BBC report which said Gerashchenko had offered to sell up to 100 tickets for the July 27 to August 12 Games to a reporter posing as a buyer.
"After the meeting of the executive committee, the general secretary resigned. At the same time VGerashchenko gave an assurance that he would cooperate fully with the investigation," the statement said.
"Ukraine's NOC will do everything it can to clarify all aspects of the affair."
Gerashchenko, 56, who has been in his post since 1997, was temporarily suspended from his role on May 22 when news of the scandal broke during Olympic meetings in Quebec City.
The Ukraine Olympic Committee was allotted 2900 tickets for distribution to various officials and groups.
Ukraine official resigns over Olympic scandal
KIEV - A top official from Ukraine's National Olympic Committee (NOC) has resigned over allegations he offered to sell thousands of dollars worth of tickets for the London Games on the black market.
The committee said in a statement on its website that Volodymyr Gerashchenko, the general secretary and second highest-ranking official on the 149-member body, stepped down after an emergency meeting last Friday.
It added that an investigating panel had been set up to probe the allegations, which stem from a BBC report which said Gerashchenko had offered to sell up to 100 tickets for the July 27 to August 12 Games to a reporter posing as a buyer.
"After the meeting of the executive committee, the general secretary resigned. At the same time VGerashchenko gave an assurance that he would cooperate fully with the investigation," the statement said.
"Ukraine's NOC will do everything it can to clarify all aspects of the affair."
Gerashchenko, 56, who has been in his post since 1997, was temporarily suspended from his role on May 22 when news of the scandal broke during Olympic meetings in Quebec City.
The Ukraine Olympic Committee was allotted 2900 tickets for distribution to various officials and groups.
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