Australian Olympic Committee

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The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the National Olympic Committee in Australia that represents the Olympic movement there. It is a Sydney- based not-for-profit organization that selects teams, grants grants and sends Australian participants to the Olympic Games hosted by the International Olympic Committee .

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The committee, founded in 1895, is the umbrella organization for 40 national sports associations that are responsible for sports from the Olympic program of the summer and winter games . Each Australian state or territory also has a State Olympic Council, which promotes Olympic values ​​and promotes the Australian Olympic teams.

John Coates has been President of the AOC since 2005 . Coates and AOC Executive Members Kevan Gosper and Phil Coles are also members of the IOC.

A committee consisting of eight athletes elected from the summer and two from the winter games advises the AOC executive on all matters that affect the Olympic movement from the perspective of the participants.

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