India bribed 72 nations to get Delhi CWG: Report

India bribed 72 Commonwealth countries $100,000 each to get the hosting
rights for the scandal-hit 19th edition of the Games which will start in
Delhi from October 3-14, a media report claimed in Melbourne on
Thursday. A report in the Daily Telegraph claimed that Delhi pipped
Hamilton in

the bid after offering huge sums of money to the 72 Commonwealth countries during the final presentation in Jamaica.



The report also said that Australia received a kickback of $125,000 from India.



"Delhi sealed the right to host the Games when their delegates emerged
at the final presentation in Jamaica and offered all 72 nations $100,000
(then about $140,000) each for athlete training schemes if they were
the successful bidders," the newspaper reported.



"The money, subsequently paid to all nations, was not significant to
Australia because it had already decided to vote for India and the
payment was not an exceptionally large one.



"But for small nations who have minimal interest in the Games, it
clinched their vote and India went on to beat Canadian city Hamilton
46-22 in the final poll. Hamilton had offered the nations about $70,000
each," it said.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/sports/cwg-2010/India-bribed-72-nations-to-get-Delhi-CWG-Report/sport/SP-Article10-603861.aspx