Australia has lost further ground on the 2011 Benchmark Medal Table, slipping to ninth place behind Italy. The Italians climbed above us on the projected 2012 Olympic medal tally by winning a staggering eleven medals at the World Fencing Championships compared to Australia’s empty swag.
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.
