On December 30, according to the Economic Observer, Duan Xuan, a well-known former CCTV host and football commentator, was found by the court to have committed crimes from 2018 to 2020 to the then Director of the Olympic Preparation Office of the State Sports General Administration, Chairman of the Chinese Rowing Association, Liu Aijie, chairman of the China Kayaking Association, paid bribes in cash such as RMB, US dollars, and euros, totaling more than 9.5 million yuan. The bribes were paid in various places at home and abroad, including the United States, Norway, Spain, Indonesia, and Beijing, China. In December 2023, authoritative sources introduced the above situation to reporters and informed Liu Aijie that he was sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined 2 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court of Hebi City, Henan Province in the first instance for accepting bribes. Liu Aijie "pleaded guilty and accepted punishment." Two staff members of the Hebi City judicial system also confirmed to reporters that Duan Xuan was prosecuted by the Hebi City Shancheng District Procuratorate to the Shancheng District Court on suspicion of bribery. As for the trial and verdict of Duan Xuan's case, the spokesperson of the Shancheng District Court said that it is "inconvenient to inform you because it involves secrets in the trial work."
On April 4 this year, according to the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, Liu Aijie was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was under review and investigation by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission of the State Sports General Administration and the Henan Provincial Supervisory Commission.
Liu Aijie (data map)
Public reports show that Liu Aijie once served as the leader of the Water Sports Management Center of the General Administration, the director of the preparation office of the General Administration, and the deputy director of the Competition and Sports Department.
In 2017, he was transferred to the chairmanship of the Chinese Rowing Association and took charge of preparations for water sports in the Tokyo Olympics. In November 2021, he was elected vice president of the International Rowing Federation.
In October this year, according to Dafeng News from the Chinese Business Daily, Duan Xuan was cooperating with the investigation of relevant departments, and the official has not yet issued a formal notification. Previously, Caixin reported that Duan Xuan, a well-known media personality, had lost contact and was suspected of bribing Liu Aijie, the former director of the Olympic Preparation Office.
public information shows that Duan Xuan was born in Beijing on July 8, 1972. He is a well-known sports host, commentator and reporter in China. He has hosted famous programs such as CCTV's "Football Night", "World Football" and "Champions of Europe". , well known to the majority of fans.
During the 2006 World Cup in Germany (the 18th FIFA World Cup), Duan Xuan served as the commentator for the CCTV broadcast. In 2009, Duan Xuan served as the host of the "Champions of Europe" program. During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Duan Xuan served as the commentator for CCTV broadcasts.
In 2015, Duan Xuan left CCTV and joined Beijing Banana Project Sports Culture Co., Ltd. as the legal representative and CEO, becoming a sports businessman.
On June 28, 2017, Banana Sports announced that it had received 30 million yuan in Series A financing, which was Banana Sports’ first public round of financing. At that time, Banana Sports CEO Duan Xuan said that the financing was mainly used for content production and ice, snow, and extreme event layout. This shows that Duan Xuan has been paying attention to ice and snow projects for a long time.
But the golden period of the Banana Project was very short. After a brief surge, many projects under the Banana Project also came to a standstill.
Qiqicha shows that the status of Beijing Banana Project Sports Culture Co., Ltd. has changed to "cancellation" and the reason for cancellation is "resolution to dissolve".
Editor | Sun Zhicheng Du Hengfeng
Proofreading | Cheng Peng
Daily Economic News is synthesized from the Economic Observer Network and public information
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