In an embarrassing episode for the host of the next Summer Olympics, several employees of Rio de Janeiro's 2016 committee removed files from British organisers during the London Games.
London's organising committee said on Friday that Rio employees, working alongside London staff in the technology department, had downloaded internal documents without authorisation. The Brazilians were working with London organizers during the Games as part of an official "transfer of knowledge program" between Olympic host cities.
"I can confirm there was an incident involving members of the Rio team who removed files without permission," the London spokeswoman Jackie Brock-Doyle
said. "We reported it to Rio management. They acted quickly to resolve the issue and return the files."
The nature and content of the London files was not immediately known. However, officials said the documents would have been provided to the Rio team had they requested them.
Nine Rio employees were fired for the incident, according to a report by Brazilian journalist Juca Kfouri at the
UOL.com web portal. Kfouri is also a columnist at the Fohla de S. Paulo newspaper, Brazil's largest paper. His report said the London files included information about strategic planning and security.
Brock-Doyle said she couldn't confirm whether, or how many, Rio employees were fired. Messages and calls to the Rio organizing committee in Brazil were not immediately answered.
"It's an issue between Rio and London which they have dealt with," the International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said.
Disclosure of the removal of the files comes two months before London and Rio officials gather in Brazil for the official "debrief" of the 2012 Games, a meeting where previous organisers provide the next hosts with all the information they need for staging the event.
A spokesperson for Locog told the Press Association: "We can confirm that some London 2012 material was accessed and removed without consent by a Rio 2016 secondee during the Olympic Games.
"This was reported immediately to the Rio senior management who took swift action to recover the material and return it to Locog."
London's organising committee said on Friday that Rio employees, working alongside London staff in the technology department, had downloaded internal documents without authorisation. The Brazilians were working with London organizers during the Games as part of an official "transfer of knowledge program" between Olympic host cities.
"I can confirm there was an incident involving members of the Rio team who removed files without permission," the London spokeswoman Jackie Brock-Doyle
said. "We reported it to Rio management. They acted quickly to resolve the issue and return the files."
The nature and content of the London files was not immediately known. However, officials said the documents would have been provided to the Rio team had they requested them.
Nine Rio employees were fired for the incident, according to a report by Brazilian journalist Juca Kfouri at the
UOL.com web portal. Kfouri is also a columnist at the Fohla de S. Paulo newspaper, Brazil's largest paper. His report said the London files included information about strategic planning and security.
Brock-Doyle said she couldn't confirm whether, or how many, Rio employees were fired. Messages and calls to the Rio organizing committee in Brazil were not immediately answered.
"It's an issue between Rio and London which they have dealt with," the International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said.
Disclosure of the removal of the files comes two months before London and Rio officials gather in Brazil for the official "debrief" of the 2012 Games, a meeting where previous organisers provide the next hosts with all the information they need for staging the event.
A spokesperson for Locog told the Press Association: "We can confirm that some London 2012 material was accessed and removed without consent by a Rio 2016 secondee during the Olympic Games.
"This was reported immediately to the Rio senior management who took swift action to recover the material and return it to Locog."
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