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AOC president Coates visits Fukushima in lead up to 2020

 

AOC president Coates visits Fukushima in lead up to 2020

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AOC president Coates visits Fukushima in lead up to 2020
IOC Vice President and AOC President John Coates AC joined IOC President Thomas Bach and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a short trip to the Fukushima region north-east of Tokyo, an area devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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.