UCI DENIES ANY WRONGDOING OVER KEIRIN CASH DONATIONS

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The UCI has issued a statement regarding an investigation by the BBC that suggests the keirin event was included in the Olympics because of series of donations by the Japanese Keirin Association.

The BBC said documents given to it suggests that £1.5m was paid to the UCI in the late nineties and questioned if the money had helped the keirin become an Olympic sport in 1996.

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