International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Australian Olympic chief John Coates said Saturday he believes there is a good chance some athletes will launch protests on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics. "It is a real possibility," Coates said following the Australian Olympic Committee's annual general meeting.
ABC (Free subscription) | yesterday
D'Arcy's Olympic future remains in doubtPosted 1 hour 8 minutes ago Updated 32 minutes ago Tight-lipped: AOC president John Coates will reinstate D'Arcy (pictured) if the court rules he was unfairly omitted. (AAP Image: Dean Lewins) Swimmer Nick D'Arcy faces a nervous wait after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reserved its decision on whether to reinstate him to the Australian squad...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
... the team into disrepute for his role in a bar altercation. Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates said D'Arcy had received a fair hearing and he had "no idea" when the decision would be handed down. "Each side made their submission and there was an opportunity for Nick to be cross-examined, me to be cross-examined and then there was responses to the submission," Mr Coates...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
... the team into disrepute for his role in a bar altercation. Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates said D'Arcy had received a fair hearing and he had "no idea" when the decision would be handed down. "Each side made their submission and there was an opportunity for Nick to be cross-examined, me to be cross-examined and then there was responses to the submission," Mr Coates...
Beijing Olympics 2008 Live (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
SYDNEY, Australia (AP)�Australian Olympic chief John Coates said Saturday that he believes there�s a good chance some athletes will protest on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics. �It is a real possibility,� Coates said following the Australian Olympic Committee�s annual general meeting Sat 1 Vote(s)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australian Olympic chief John Coates said Saturday that he believes there's a good chance some athletes will protest on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): Australian athletes at the Beijing Olympics will possibly protest against China’s human rights record while on the medal podiums during the games. “It is a real possibility,” Australia’s Olympic chief John Coates said. He said that the International Olympics Committee (IOC) doesnt want the competition to be prejudiced in any way by [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Australian Olympic chief John Coates says there's a good chance some athletes will protest on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics.
kenalovell.com Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... world's top five Olympic nations if sports funding is not drastically increased. The speaker is John Coates, who admittedly is not such a prize Olympic snob as Kevin Gosper but that isn't saying a lot. My reaction is to ask why anybody would be disappointed if we are not in the top 5 Olympic nations; indeed to be amazed that anyone would expect Australia to be there in the first place....
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
AUSTRALIAN athletes at the Beijing Olympics are expected to publicly protest against China's crackdown in Tibet.Australia's Olympic chief John Coates said the athletes were likely to protest on the medal podiums during the games. "It is a real possibility,'' said Coates said following the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) annual general meeting. "The IOC doesn't want the competition...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australian Olympic chief John Coates said Saturday that he believes there's a good chance some athletes will protest on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics."It is a real possibility," Coates said following the Australian Olympic Committee's annual general meeting Saturday."The IOC doesn't want the competition to be prejudiced in any way by any demonstrations....
SI.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australian Olympic chief John Coates said Saturday that he believes there's a good chance some athletes will protest on the medal podium at the Beijing Olympics."It is a real possibility," Coates said following the Australian Olympic Committee's annual general meeting Saturday."The IOC doesn't want the competition to be prejudiced in any way by any demonstrations....
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Sydney - Australia's medal-laden Olympic team Saturday appealed to the government for more money to ensure it repeats its Athens performance and retains fourth place in the medal tally at the Beijing Games. "It's not rocket science," Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates told reporters. "They are going to have to find some more money if they want us to be there (in the top...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Officals expect Aussie Olympians to protest in Beijing Protests on the medal podiums possible, AOC says AUSTRALIAN athletes at the Beijing Olympics will possibly protest against China's human rights record while on the medal podiums during the games."It is a real possibility,'' Australia's Olympic chief John Coates said following the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) annual general...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
AUSTRALIAN athletes at the Beijing Olympics are expected to publicly protest against China's crackdown in Tibet.Australia's Olympic chief John Coates said the athletes were likely to protest on the medal podiums during the games, Associated Press has reported. "It is a real possibility,'' Mr Coates said following the Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) annual general meeting....
