Head of Australian Olympic Committee against boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games


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Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates attends a meeting between IOC President Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko in Tokyo, Japan, July 15, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] SYDNEY - Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates voiced against the boycott of the Olympic Games and reaffirmed that Australian athletes will take part in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in 2022. In an address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Coates said the AOC will take 41 athletes to Beijing and Paralympics Australia will take nine athletes and two guides. Sharing the perspectives of the AOC and International Olympic Committee (IOC),...