On 5 August 2016 , the day of the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony , police in Rio de Janeiro arrested two people for attempted illegal resale of hundreds of tickets allocated to the OCI . One of the two was employed by THG Sports , which was the OCI 's authorised ticket reseller ( ATR ) in 2012 but not 2016 ; the OCI denied any involvement . Shane Ross , the Irish Minister for Sport , promised a " robust inquiry " . Pro 10 Sports Management , the OCI 's 2016 ATR , said the man arrested was working as their agent to distribute tickets which had been paid for legitimately . On 17 August , Pat Hickey , the OCI president , was arrested in Rio in connection with the investigation . The issue , together with the allocation of tickets for other Olympic events , was set for investigation by a non-statutory inquiry headed by retired High Court judge , Mr Justice Carroll Moran
2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Olympic Federation of Ireland