Hickey misses out in IOC vote
Friday, 4 July 2003Ireland's Pat Hickey has lost out on a seat on the executive board of the International Olympic Committee after voting by IOC members in Prague this morning. The former judo international finished third behind winner Gerhard Heiberg of Norway and Brazil's Carlos Nuzman, but it was the narrowest of defeats.
Meanwhile, Dr Kim Un-Young, the Korean who was issued with a severe warning following the investigation into the Salt Lake City corruption scandal, won the election to be vice-president of the IOC.
Under IOC election rules, a series of votes take place with the lowest-scoring candidate being eliminated. Having tied with Nuzman with only three candidates left, Hickey lost a vote-off - had he won he might have beaten Heiberg in a one-on-one contest.
Hickey was gracious in defeat, saying: "I would like to congratulate all the winning candidates and I would like to thank everyone here for the courtesy that has been extended to me over the last few days."
Filed by Johnny Proby
