Australia’s World Cup bid bosses are about to launch a major charm offensive in England but there are some key promises they need to lock in at home first.
John Coates has confirmed he will relinquish the AOC presidency at the organisation’s next annual general meeting,but he isn’t going anywhere.
John Coates says running the Tokyo Olympics in the midst of a pandemic has been “the most difficult exercise I’ve ever been involved in”.
The boss of the AIS says the contentious policy helped Australia’s record-breaking Olympics as the country’s highest-funded sports all delivered in Tokyo.
Having watched violent anti-lockdown protests unfold on their city streets,readers shared their frustrations at those who flouted the restrictions,but also those in power.
So Coates and Palaszczuk worked out the details of her public belittling off-stage you say? That makes no sense.
These are the Quarantine Games. There are no crowds inside the venues and nowhere else for the people of Tokyo to join in. The declaration of a state of emergency killed the live sites that would have created a rolling street party across this sprawling megacity.
The International Olympic Committee will have men and women compete alongside each other on the track and the in the pool for the first time. So,what else is next?
John Coates and his bluster have worked for Australia’s benefit for a long time,but his put-down of Annastacia Palaszczuk was beyond the pale.
The AOC president has revealed he was “taking the heat” off Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk so she could attend the opening ceremony.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates were positively beaming despite an awkward public encounter.