Australia

— October 14, 2021

John Coates wants to extend his lease

At 71, John Coates does not yet feel like retiring. The Australian leader took advantage of a speech to the National Press Club to detail his... Read more "

— September 3, 2021

Tokyo Games athletes will go to the Opera

Australia will not wait until 2032 and the Brisbane Summer Games to get into Olympic mode. At the initiative of the New South Wales government, the Sydney Opera... Read more "

— August 12, 2021

No exception for Olympic athletes

No exceptions. The South Australian government confirmed Thursday August 12: it will not reverse its decision to impose on 16 Olympic athletes returning from the Tokyo Games via... Read more "

— May 11, 2021

First doses for the Olympic selections

It's done. The Australian Olympic Committee began the vaccination campaign this week for future members of its delegation for the Tokyo Games. He made... Read more "

— May 10, 2021

A photo considered too white

Controversy in Australia. Liz Cambage (photo above), one of the figures of the women's national basketball team, bronze medalist at the London 2012 Games, is threatening to boycott the Games... Read more "

— February 24, 2021

A virtual bridge between Japan and Australia

Great timing. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced Tuesday February 23, very precisely D – 150 days before the opening of the Tokyo Games (July 23 to 8... Read more "

— October 21, 2020

Channel Seven retains its rights

No change in Australia. A regular at the Games for several decades, Channel Seven retains the exclusive rights to the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. The IOC announced this in... Read more "

— September 15, 2020

Sydney has rekindled her flame

Twenty years have passed, but Australians have not forgotten the most powerful images of the Sydney 2000 Games. Neither has the rest of the world. The Olympic committee... Read more "

— September 9, 2020

A flame for the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Games

The event could have been grandiose. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announces that it wants to properly mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney 2000 Games. It will... Read more "

— August 14, 2020

Australians want to be able to express themselves

Developer. The Athletes' Commission of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) conducted its own opinion survey, following the IOC, to gather the opinions of Olympians on the ban on expressing... Read more "