Olympic greats Bubka, Popov deny Rio 2016 vote-buying claims

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic gold medalists Sergey Bubka and Alexander Popov are denying claims made in a Brazilian court they were paid to vote for Rio de Janeiro’s winning bid to host the 2016 Summer Games.
The International Olympic Committee says its ethics commission has contacted both men about the allegation Thursday by jailed former Rio state governor Sergio Cabral.
Cabral’s testimony echoed details of ongoing Olympic vote-buying investigations in Brazil and Fran