China coach cleared

China's diving coach Zhou Jihong has been cleared of embezzlement by the sports ministry, it was reported yesterday. Zhou guided China to seven of the eight gold medals available at the Beijing Olympics in August but had faced accusations by her...

China's diving coach Zhou Jihong has been cleared of embezzlement by the sports ministry, it was reported yesterday.

Zhou guided China to seven of the eight gold medals available at the Beijing Olympics in August but had faced accusations by her predecessor, Yu Fen, of fraudulently withholding "several million yuan" of bonuses (one million yuan = $146,100).

"The result of the investigation showed that the procedure of prize money allocation was clear and complete," an unnamed China sports ministry official told state news agency Xinhua.

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