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AP Interview: Paris Games chief denies wrongdoing

The head of the embattled Paris Olympics in 2024 says he's bracing for intense scrutiny and criticism as French police investigate Games-related contracts but defiantly insists they bear no comparison with corruption and ethics scandals that have for decades dogged the Olympic movement's flagship money-spinning event. (June 29) (AP video: Alex Turnbull, Oleg Cetinic)