AOC President John Coates spoke to media in Beijing Sunday regarding a newspaper report claiming Australian athletes will be “gagged” at next year’s Olympic Games.
Coates said “our team will range in age from 15 to 55, they are all entitled to have an opinion and to express that opinion”.
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.
