Russian President Vladimir Putin is wooing IOC members in Guatemala with the vote looming to pick the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Putin is leading Russia’s bid for the Black Sea resort of Sochi much in the same way as British PM Tony Blair did for London prior to the vote in Singapore in 2005.
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.
