PARIS: French prosecutors investigating corruption allegations against the former head of world athletics have expanded their probe to examine the bidding for the Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Games, a judicial source told Agence France-Presse.

“We are at the verification stage” to establish whether there has been any wrongdoing, the source, who revealed the inquiry began in December, said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

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