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Rogge: Cricket could still bid for Olympic status

Wed Nov 2, 2011 9:13 AM EDT
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Graham Dunbar, AP Sports Writer
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<p>Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador French freestyle skier Kevin Rolland, left, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, centre, Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim, right, answer media questions as they sit behind Yoggl, the mascot of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012, during a press conference, at the Olympic museum in Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)</p>

Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador French freestyle skier Kevin Rolland, left, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge, centre, Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim, right, answer media questions as they sit behind Yoggl, the mascot of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012, during a press conference, at the Olympic museum in Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)

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LAUSANNE — IOC President Jacques Rogge says the criminal convictions of three Pakistan players for fixing should not damage cricket's hopes of becoming an Olympic sport.

Rogge said Wednesday the International Cricket Council is "working very well" against corruption.

Rogge says the Pakistan case would "not be held against them because we know they participate in the fight" against fixing and illegal betting.

A London court found Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to cheat and accept corrupt payments in connection with a test match against England at Lord's last year. Mohammad Amir earlier pleaded guilty in the betting scam.

Rogge has suggested cricket's shorter Twenty20 version could seek future Olympic status.

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