Cricket could still bid for Olympics: IOC President

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said the criminal convictions of three Pakistan players for fixing should not damage cricket's hopes of becoming an Olympic sport.

Updated on: Nov 2, 2011, 18:30:03 IST

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said the criminal convictions of three Pakistan players for fixing should not damage cricket's hopes of becoming an Olympic sport.

Rogge said on Wednesday the International Cricket Council is "working very well" against corruption.

Rogge said the Pakistan case would "definitely ... not be held against them because we know they participate in the fight" against fixing and illegal betting.

A London court found Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to cheat and accept corrupt payments in connection with a test match against England at Lord's last year. Mohammad Amir earlier pleaded guilty in the betting scam.

Rogge has suggested cricket's shorter Twenty20 version could seek future Olympic status.

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