(Reuters) - Peru's Olympic Committee has pulled out of hosting the 2017 World Combat Games, citing an ongoing row between organisers SportAccord and the International Olympic Committee.
In a letter seen by Reuters, the country's Olympic committee chief told SportAccord president Marius Vizer his sharp criticism of the IOC last month and the fallout with many federations leaving SportAccord in protest, were to blame.
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