IOC suspends Ghanaian Olympic Committee

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International  Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the Ghanaian national  committee yesterday after the government failed to take agreed  steps to ensure no political interference in the body.

An IOC official said Ghana became the second country to be  banned following Kuwait last year, after efforts to ensure the  Ghanaian Olympic Committee was protected from domestic political  involvement failed.

“They are now suspended,” the official told Reuters during  an IOC Executive Board meeting.
An official announcement is expected later in the day.
Kuwait was suspended on Jan. 1, 2010 for political  interference.