Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates has identified a shortfall of $100 million a year in funding if the decline of Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes is to be stopped, for the London 2012 Games and Sochi 2014 Winter Games.
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.
