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Manager quits over Korean swim scandal

South Korea's national swimmimng team manager has resigned in the wake of allegations female athletes were photographed with hidden locker room cameras.

The manager of South Korea's national swim team has resigned as an investigation continues into hidden locker room cameras.

"As manager that leads the team, I deeply feel responsible such a shameful incident took place," Ahn Jong-taek, who joined the swimming team in 2008 as coach and has been the team manager since 2012, told Yonhap news agency on Wednesday.

"I hope the truth would be revealed clearly as soon as possible so other swimmers and coaches would not suffer."

Yonhap said on Sunday police planned this week to question a member of the Rio Olympics swimming team about the alleged installation of hidden cameras to take pictures of female athletes.

A former national athlete was also recently questioned by police for allegedly installing a hidden camera in a female locker room in 2013.


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