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AOC welcomes Olympic Games hosting changes

 

AOC welcomes Olympic Games hosting changes

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 06: AOC President John Coates speaks after the results of the ballot for AOC President were announced during the Australian Olympic Committee Annual General Meeting at the Museum of Contemporary Arts on May 6, 2017 in Sydney, Austr

The AOC has welcomed key changes approved by the IOC at its Session in Lausanne today, that increases the flexibility for electing future Olympic and Paralympic Games hosts.

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.

The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.