Keirin controversy

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A BBC investigation has raised concerns that a sport may have bought its way into the Olympic Games.

Documents given to the BBC suggest that $3m (£1.5m) was paid by organisers of a Keirin cycling event to the UCI - the world cycling body.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7525072.stm

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