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    Embattled US Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun resigns, citing health problems

    by David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Mar 01, 2018 2 minutes

    The chief executive of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who missed the recent 2018 Winter Olympics while battling prostate cancer, announced his resignation Wednesday.

    Scott Blackmun, 60, laid the groundwork for bringing the Summer Games back to Los Angeles in 2028 but had also come under fire for his organization's perceived lack of action in regard to sexual abuse

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