Brothel backs Olympic bid
WELLINGTON: A New Zealand taekwondo athlete has opened a brothel to help fund his bid to compete at the 2012 London Olympics, local media reported Sunday. Logan Campbell, 23, told the Sunday Star-Times newspaper he hoped his Auckland gentlemans club, which provided escort services, would help him raise about $200,000 toward his London Games campaign. Campbell, who finished in the top 16 in the featherweight division at last years Beijing Olympics, said he spent around $90,000 competing in international events leading up to the games. Most of the money had been provided by his parents, he said. His father, Max, an auctioneer, had worked two jobs to support his sons Olympic quest. Campbell told the newspaper his desire to avoid being a burden on his parents led him to open the brothel with business partner Hugo Phillips, 20. He said he had introduced several of his female employees to his mother who realized they were just normal people supporting kids and stuff. Taekwondo New Zealand fu …

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