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South Korean tech giant Samsung yesterday denied allegations that it illegally lobbied International Olympic Committee members to vote for Pyeongchang to host this year’s Winter Olympics over the German and French cities of Munich and Annecy.

Corruption allegations surrounding Pyeongchang’s successful Olympic bid have seen Samsung accused of offering various incentives in return for votes.

South Korean broadcaster SBS TV said it had obtained copies of 137 e-mails including messages between Samsung executives and Papa Massata Diack – the scandal-tainted son of former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack.

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