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AOC Acknowledges Paralympics Australia and Para-Athletes on International Day of People With Disability

 

AOC Acknowledges Paralympics Australia and Para-Athletes on International Day of People With Disability

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Tamsin Colley, AOC President & IOC Vice President John Coates, Louise Sauvage, Ian Thorpe and Tenayah Logan pose after the re-lighting of the Olympic cauldron during a ceremony to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, at Sydney

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) today celebrates the contribution of Paralympics Australia, Paralympians and athletes of all abilities on International Day of People With Disability.

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.