Most Australian athletes against protest in Olympic competition
Updated: 4.15pm (AEST)Melbourne, AustraliaReuters A vast majority of Australian athletes believe messages of personal or political protest should not be delivered in Olympic competition or on the medallists’ podium, a survey conducted by the country’s athletes’ commission said on Friday. More than 80 per cent of 496 respondents said protesting on the field of play […]
Australia pulls out of 2020 Games, planning for 2021
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters The Australian Olympic Committee said on Monday it could not assemble a team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus outbreak and that its athletes should prepare for the Games to be postponed to 2021. AOC Chief Executive Matt Carroll said the AOC’s executive board had made its decision without waiting […]