SINGAPORE: In the bad old days it was not entirely unknown for unscrupulous cities bidding to stage the Olympics to offer bribes or favours to secure votes.
That oh-so-20th-century practice was finally stamped on. Now the up-to-date method of choice to influence Olympic votes is seduction by celebrity.
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