Rio police quiz top Irish Olympic execs

Rio police have begun questioning two of Ireland's top Olympic executives in a Games ticket-scalping probe that has already ensnared the highest official.

Olympic Council of Ireland's team leader Kevin Kilty and chief executive Stephen Martin arrived at police headquarters on Thursday wearing the Irish team uniform.

Secretary general Dermot Henihan spoke to investigators on Tuesday but they ruled out his involvement in the scheme.

The officials' passports, phones and laptops were seized in an Olympic Village raid hours before the closing ceremony.

OCI President Patrick Hickey was arrested last week and is being held in Rio's Bangu prison complex.

Authorities say a company called Pro 10 Sports Management was created to help transfer tickets between the OCI and an unauthorised vendor who would sell them for high fees.