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Congratulations to all the Pierre de Coubertin Award Recipients for 2008!

Click here for information about the Awards and on ordering photos from the Presentation Ceremony.


The 2008 Award Recipients




National News

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Upholding the Olympic Spirit:
05 August 2008

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) today thanked all those involved in delivering what promises to be the best ever coverage of the Olympic Games.

For the first time this coverage will be available on the Seven and SBS television networks, via Yahoo!7 over the internet and on Telstra's Next G mobile phone network. [more]




IOC nominates four candidate cities
05 June 2008
The International Olympic Committee set up a clash of continents for the right to host the 2016 Games today, with Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid advancing to the next round of the selection process. [more]

Candidate cities for 2016
02 June 2008
On 4 June 2008, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board will select the Candidate Cities for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad to be held in 2016. [more]

Herb Elliott Honoured
27 November 2007
One of Australia’s greatest sportsmen, Herb Elliott, has won a World Fair Play award almost fifty years after he became an Olympic champion. [more]

BHP to sponsor Australian Team
13 August 2007
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) today announced that the world’s largest diversified resources company, BHP Billiton, will sponsor the Australian Team as it prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. [more]

[news archive]

QLD Members of the
2008 Australian Olympic Team

Click here to see all our Queensland athletes who have been selected in the 2008 Australian Olympic Team bound for Beijing.



Upcoming Event

Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Dinner

Join us on the 8th of August in cheering for our Aussie Stars as they enter the Stadium at the Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

For full details, please click here.

 
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