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John Coates elected Vice-President of the IOC

 

John Coates elected Vice-President of the IOC

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AOC President John Coates speaks during the Australian Olympic Committee Annual General Meeting at the Foundation Hall of the Museum of Contemporary Art on May 04, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)

AOC President John Coates has been elected Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at Friday’s IOC Session held on-line.

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.