Song Luzeng, Secretary General of the Chinese Olympic Committee, said the COC learnt the allegations by British media over the black market ticket sale for the London Olympic Games, especially the part involving an authorised ticket reseller (ATR).
"The COC took an immediate action. We demanded a thorough and sincere internal probe to be conducted by the ATR for China," Song said.
"We will keep a close eye on the issue and report the updated information to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in time," he told Xinhua news agency.
Dozens of officials and ticket agents for the London Games, including the one authorised for China -- Caissa Touristic -- have been caught selling thousands of top tickets on black market for up to 10 times their actual price, 'The Sunday Times' had reported.
According to a two-month undercover investigation by the British newspaper, it found "widespread corruption among officials and agents controlling the tickets" for at least 54 countries.
IOC called an emergency meeting of its executive board and launched an investigation on Friday.
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