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Paris Indigenous athletes receive AOC performance grants and Indigenous appointments made to the AOC Athletes' Commission

 

Paris Indigenous athletes receive AOC performance grants and Indigenous appointments made to the AOC Athletes' Commission

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Indigenous appointments to AOC Athletes' Commission

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has awarded nine Indigenous Olympians $5000 grants to recognise their efforts in Paris and assist their future performance.

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.