TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japan Olympic Committee over controversial payments made to a Singaporean consulting firm during the bidding for the 2020 Summer Games, Kyodo News agency reported on Wednesday. The Tokyo prosecutors' office and the JOC declined to comment on the report when contacted by Reuters. French prosecutors last year announced an investigation into more than $2 million of payments made by the bid committee to the consultancy, Black Tidings. Black Tidings is headed by Ian Tan Tong Hon, who is known to be friends with Papa Massata Diack, son of disgraced former international athletics chief Lamine Diack. Tokyo 2020 organisers have been grappling with a list of headaches including soaring costs and calls to change venues.

Source: The Star February 08, 2017 03:53 UTC