体坛英语资讯：Azerbaijan denies accusations of Olympics medal deal
<p><span word="BAKU">BAKU</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="disclaimed">disclaimed</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="collusion">collusion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Amateur">Amateur</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="AIBA">AIBA</span>), <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Newsnight">Newsnight</span>.</p><p><span word="Citing">Citing</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> "<span word="whistleblowers">whistleblowers</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="insiders">insiders</span>," <span word="BBC">BBC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Newsnight">Newsnight</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Azeri">Azeri</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> (<span word="WSB">WSB</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="franchised">franchised</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="AIBA">AIBA</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> 2017 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="games">games</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="allegation">allegation</span>. "<span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="AIBA">AIBA</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participation">participation</span>.</p><p><span word="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baku">Baku</span> <span word="Fires">Fires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span>. "<span word="Baku">Baku</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="entrusted">entrusted</span> <span word="with">with</span> 2011 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="AIBA">AIBA</span>). <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="surfaced">surfaced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="converged">converged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Baku">Baku</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="AIBA">AIBA</span>," <span word="ABF">ABF</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="AIBA">AIBA</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Ching">Ching</span> <span word="Kuo">Kuo</span> <span word="Wu">Wu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="were">were</span> " <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="untrue">untrue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ludicrous">ludicrous</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="WSB">WSB</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="way">way</span>." <span word="AIBA">AIBA</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baku">Baku</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 24. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Baku">Baku</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p>
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