Fredericks had been the chairman of the commission overseeing the bidding process for 2024 FINDLAY KEMBER/AFP/Getty ImagesFrankie Fredericks has stepped down from his role overseeing the bidding process for the 2024 Olympics amid an investigation into money he accepted from a sports marketing consultant accused of corruption. The former sprinter strongly denied any wrongdoing in accepting nearly $300,000 (£245,000), paid on the day in 2009 that Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Olympics. Los Angeles and Paris are the only two bidding cities in the running for the 2024 Games with the vote due to take place in September. Paris and Los Angeles are presenting two fantastic candidatures and I do not wish to become a distractionFredericks issued a statement which read: “I have personally decided that it is in the best interests of a good functioning of the International Olympic Committee candidature process that I step aside as chairperson of the 2024 Evaluation Commission, because it…

Source: The Times March 07, 2017 12:00 UTC