/ 30 May 1999

RAMSAMY TO BECOME IOC MEMBER

SAM Ramsamy will be a member of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) reform commission meeting next week, the National Olympic Committee of South Africa (Nocsa) said on Thursday. Ramsamy, the president of Nocsa, will be one of 80 delegates on the commission which meets for the first time in Lausanne on Tuesday. The commission was set up following the corruption scandal surrounding Salt Lake City’s successful bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics. “It is clear that some of the IOC practices must be overhauled and constant adjustments and restructuring must continue,” Ramsamy said. “Most importantly we must introduce transparency and accountability into the organisation.”