OLYMPICS

IOC rule flip puts Brisbane in frame

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Original article by Wayne Smith
The Australian – Page: 2 : 28-Jun-19

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says changes to the Olympic Charter will boost the chances of southeast Queensland bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee has traditionally selected the host city just seven years before the event, but it has agreed to extend this to up to 12 years. Southeast Queensland is already widely regarded as the favourite to win the 2032 Olympics, and IOC president Thomas Bach has praised Brisbane’s feasibility study on hosting the world’s biggest sporting event.

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Australia’s 7,853,418 Olympians

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Aug-16

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 5,590,000 Australians aged 14+ (29 per cent) are regular participants in sports played in the 2016 Olympic Games, as are 2,263,000 children aged 6-13 (91 per cent). Swimming is the most common Olympic sport done regularly by Australians in both age groups: just over two million aged 14+ and 1.2 million aged 6-13. Among adults, other Olympic sports with high numbers of regular participants include Cycling (1,568,000), Golf (632,000), Soccer (561,000), Tennis (484,000) and Marathons/Running (380,000). Among kids, participation is highest in Soccer (1,216,000), Bicycling (909,000), Athletics/Track and field (812,000) and Basketball (781,000).

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7-Eleven founder resigns from AOC

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Original article by Adele Ferguson, Sarah Danckert
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 : 10-Sep-15

The wages scandal at 7-Eleven Stores has prompted chairman and founder Russell Withers to step down from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) board. Withers had been on the AOC board since 2001. Meanwhile, 7-Eleven board member Michael Smith has stood down as the chairman of the Australian Institute of Company Directors while the convenience store chain undertakes an investigation into the affair.

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Stokes after gold on all mediums

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 & 18 : 6-Aug-14

Seven West Media has finalised a $A190m deal to be the Australian broadcaster of the summer and winter Olympic Games until 2020. The rights cover TV, radio, digital and mobile broadcasts, and includes an option for the Games in 2022 and 2024. Meanwhile, Seven West chairman Kerry Stokes has not ruled out buying a radio network by 2020, although under current media ownership laws it would not be allowed to buy a radio station in Perth

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