No plan to probe Sydney bid: IOC

Speaking before a world conference on doping, Coates said the Australians were still trying to find out what happened to some of the money paid to Kenya.

The Kenyan official was Charles Mukora, one of four members who have resigned from the IOC following allegations of payments of goods and services to 14 members from Salt Lake City before it won the right to stage the 2002 Winter Games.

Rogge said the Lausanne-based IOC could not investigate Mukora further because of Swiss laws. 8220;Under Swiss law, once amember has resigned he cannot be investigated further. It is a closed matter for us.8221;