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China to Prosecute Former Deputy Sports Minister for Graft

BEIJING — A former deputy sports minister who once sat on China's Olympics committee will be prosecuted for graft after an investigation found he abused his position and took bribes, the Communist Party's corruption watchdog said on Thursday.

Corruption in international sports is in focus because of a U.S. and Swiss probe into world soccer body FIFA.

In July, Beijing won the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

China, which is aggressively seeking to stamp out graft in Party and government ranks, has also sought to eject corrupt elements from its sports establishment, especially within soccer, which has been hit by match-fixing scandals.