Olympian to sell controversial brothel

An Olympian who sparked controversy when he set up a brothel to fund his Olympics campaign is now selling the property.

Taekwondo featherweight Logan Campbell last year established a "high-class gentlemen's club" in Auckland, a move condemned by the New Zealand Olympic Committee and Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ), who said athletes should set as an example to others.

Campbell has now put the brothel on the market, listing the property on Trade Me with a $1 reserve.

He hoped to get the highest possible price and would use the proceeds to fund overseas competitions, he told Newstalk ZB.

Campbell finished in the top 16 in the taekwondo featherweight division at the Beijing Olympics. He said last year he hoped to raise $300,000 for the 2011 London Olympics.

- NZPA