IOC imposes 15-year ban on former Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait : vimarsana.com

The sheikh, who turns 61 on the day after the Paris Games close in August, will be 74 when the latest punishment expires. Under IOC rules his membership ends at age 80. However, the Olympic Charter allows the annual meeting of IOC members to expel a colleague for betraying their oath.

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