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Reuters

A court in central China on Monday jailed a former deputy sports minister who once sat on China’s Olympics committee for 10 and a half years after finding him guilty of bribery.
Xiao Tian, who as a deputy head of the General Administration of Sport held a position equivalent of a vice minister, was put under investigation for suspected corruption last year.
The court in Nanyang in Henan province said that Xiao had taken Ұ7.96 million (US$1.15m) in bribes between 1997 and 2014 when he held various official sports positions in exchange for help with promotions, building projects and holding of sports events.
It gave no details in the short statement posted on its website.

Xiao had confessed, repented and cooperated in handing back his illicit gains, meaning he received a lighter sentence, the court added.
It was not possible to reach Xiao or a legal representative for comment.
China, which is aggressively seeking to stamp out graft in Communist Party and government ranks, has also sought to eject corrupt elements from its sports establishment, particularly in football, which has been hit by match-fixing scandals.
Chinese sports official, national Olympic committee member, under investigation for alleged corruption
While China is far from being a winter sports power, Beijing, along with the neighbouring city of Zhangjiakou, will host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
In March, president Xi Jinping said China must hold a Winter Olympics that is “clean as the snow”, in an indirect reference to the scandals with Xiao and another former top official linked to the Olympic bid.


China jails former deputy sports minister Xiao Tian for 10 and a half years for bribery

Xiao Tian in August 2013. Photo: Reuters

Xiao Tian speaks at a press conference at the media centre for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 10, 2010. Chinese fans will remain calm and applaud Japanese performances at the Asian Games despite an ongoing diplomatic spat between the two Asian ginats, Xiao insisted. AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS

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Ex-deputy head of the General Administration of Sport said to have taken Ұ7.96 million (US$1.15m) in bribes between 1997 and 2014
