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Coates launches 'Boycott'

 

Coates launches 'Boycott'

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Coates launches 'Boycott'

The President of the Australian Olympic Committee John Coates has launched a new book written by former champion swimmer Lisa Forrest on the controversy surrounding the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The President of the Australian Olympic Committee John Coates has launched a new book written by former champion swimmer Lisa Forrest on the controversy surrounding the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Titled Boycott, the book deals with the struggles of athletes and officials put under pressure by the Fraser Government to boycott the Moscow Games over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Coates praised the author for her accuracy and insight into one of the most controversial incidents in Australian sport.

Many Olympians attended the launch including John Devitt, Mark Tonelli, Chris Fydler, Peter Montgomery, Max Metzker and Peter Hadfield

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