The BBC is reporting the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service are investigating the successful bid by Eugene and USA Track & Field for the 2021 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
TrackTown USA is the local organizing committee in Eugene that spearheaded the bid.
Here is the BBC story, which does not cite a source.
TrackTown USA president Vin Lananna said he had not heard of investigations into the Eugene bid by either the FBI or the IRS prior to being asked about it Wednesday by a reporter.
"I have no knowledge of that," Lananna said.
Lananna became president of USA Track & Field in December of 2016 while retaining his TrackTown USA position.
The decision to award the world championships to Eugene, made at an International Association of Athletics Federation Council meeting in Beijing in 2015, raised eyebrows at the time because the (IAAF) did not go through a formal bid process. The IAAF is the governing body of international track and field.
Lamine Diack, IAAF president at the time, now is the subject of corruption allegations and under house arrest in France.
TrackTown USA CEO Michael Reilly also said he knew of no investigations by the FBI or IRS.
"We've not been contacted," Reilly said. "We really believe in the merits of the bid we presented to the IAAF, and believe ultimately that is why the IAAF chose the state of Oregon."
Responding by email, USATF spokeswoman Jill Geer wrote: "We have no knowledge of any investigation. Should there be one, we certainly would cooperate."
-- Ken Goe