McDonald's ends Olympic sponsor deal with IOC early

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[June 16, 2017]    BERLIN (Reuters) - McDonald's and the International Olympic Committee have agreed to end the company's long-standing Olympic sponsorship three years early, the IOC said on Friday.

A bus passes near a McDonalds restaurant in Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo

The U.S. company, one of the IOC's top sponsors, had a contract running to 2020 and the Tokyo summer Games.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann)

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