Tuesday, 8. July 2008
Topic: STRANGE - on July 8, 2008 at 11:02:04 AM CEST
Coca-Cola defends Olympics deal
The chairman of soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has defended the firm's Olympic sponsorship in Beijing despite protests about China's role in Tibet.
Neville Isdell told the BBC the firm supported the "credo of the Olympic movement", and agreed deals well before it knew where each Games would be held.
The company, whose Olympic involvement dates back to 1928, was also a sponsor for the 1936 Games in Berlin.
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