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Sami Kennedy-Sim looks towards PyeongChangSochi Ski Cross Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim shares her PyeongChang 2018 preparations

Kitty Chiller comments on 2015 benchmarksChef de Mission, Kitty Chiller speaks to media about the 2015 benchmark results.

Olympic medals dumped in Melbourne rubbishA bronze Olympic medal worth thousands of dollars and other Olympic memorabilia have been found in rubbish outside a Melbourne home.

NSW Team Appeal DinnerTo mark one year to go to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the NSW State Olympic Committee held its Team Appeal dinner to raise funds to help send athletes to the Games.

Aussies march into Port MoresbyThe first Aussie athletes have arrived for the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

Road to Rio IGNITE Canberra #2Five time Beach Volleyball Olympian and motivational speaker, Nat Cook led another fantastic Road to Rio IGNITE in Canberra on 17 May. David Anderson, Katrina Powell, Scott Brennan and Jenni Screen shared their stories and motivated Rio hopefuls, at the AIS. Athletes also heard from seven time World Surfing Champion, Layne Beachley

John Coates PavillionA pavilion at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith has been named in honour of AOC President, John Coates.

Nova Peris' AGM SpeechNova Peris speaks about the AOC's decision to amend their constitution to include the recognition of Indigenous rights.

Chat to a Champ - Joel CarrollJoel Carroll, a member of the Australian Men's Hockey Team, the Kookaburras, chatted with students from Gapuwiyak High School in the Northern Territory. The students had the opportunity as part of the AOC's 'Chat to a Champ' program, to ask Joel questions about his hockey career, the ‪Olympic‬ Games and what it is like to be an Indigenous Olympian

IOC President Thomas Bach visits AustraliaIOC President Thomas Bach visited Sydney and Canberra to meet with AOC President John Coates and NSW Premier Mike Baird and tour Sydney Olympic Park. He also met with Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Canberra to discuss a possible future Australian Olympic bid.

Pierre de Coubertin 20142014 Pierre de Coubertin Awards and Olympic Academy highlight package is an overview of the 2014 Ceremony and Academy held on Sunday May 18 at the MCG. 127 senior secondary school students (of a total 170 Victorian students) were honoured in a special awards ceremony. An initiative of the AOC, the awards are celebrated nationally and hosted by the Victorian Olympic Council and funded by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

AOC backs possible South-East QLD Olympics bidAOC President John Coates speaks about a possible 2028 Olympic Games bid by South-East Queensland.

Laurie Lawrence & James WillettLaurie Lawrence speaks to shooter, James Willet and his father at the Melbourne IGNITE session in Jan 2015.

500 Days Press ConferenceWATCH Rio 2016 hopeful athletes and Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller talk about 500 days to go to the first South American Games.

Coates and Freeman announce Indigenous initiativesThe AOC is changing its constitution to recognise our indigenous heritage, has updated one of the Team values and is putting more practical support behind the Cathy Freeman Foundation.

AOC Ice Bucket ChallengeAustralian Olympic Committee staff take up the Ice Bucket Challenge in Sydney, Australia.

Coates talks new WADA policy at the 2014 AGMAOC President John Coates explains the new WADA policy at the 2014 AOC AGM held in Sydney on 10 May, 2014.

Ginia Rinehart accepts Order of Merit on behalf of Gina RinehartGinia Rinehart accepts the AOC Order of Merit on behalf of her mother Gina Rinehart at the 2014 AOC AGM held in Sydney on May 10, 2014.

Laurie Lawrence - A Poem of Olympic InspirationOlympic coach and motivator Laurie Lawrence delivers an incredible poem at the 2014 AOC Annual General Meeting where he was awarded an Order of Merit for his contribution to the Australian Olympic Team.

From Athens With Pride book launchedThe latest book by AOC historian and award winning author Harry Gordon was launched in Sydney on 9 May 2014. From Athens With Pride is a wonderful recollection of 120 years of Australian Olympic history and Olympians who became household names in Australia and inspired future generations.

Gosper awarded Olympic OrderAustralian International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Kevan Gosper is interviewed by Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Media Director Mike Tancred after receiving the IOC Olympic Order for his service to the Olympic Movement. The interview takes place at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on September 10, 2013.

New IOC President Thomas Bach on the AussiesOn September 10, 2013, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elected German Thomas Bach IOC President to succeed Jacques Rogge. At the 125th Session in Buenos Aires, Bach talks fondly about his Australian Olympic friends.

John Coates to be elected IOC Vice PresidentAOC President John Coates is interviewed by AOC Media Director Mike Tancred. At the 125th International Olympic Committee Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Coates will be elected unopposed as IOC Vice President.

Australian Sochi Olympic Hopefuls AssembleAustralian Winter Olympic hopefuls gathered in Melbourne and Sydney in May, 2013 to prepare for the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. One of the big highlights of each Team Assembly was trying on the Olympic Team uniforms- hear what the athletes had to say about their gear!

Coates and Lundy on dopingAOC President John Coates and Federal Minister for Sport the Hon Kate Lundy, talk about the move to eliminate doping in Australian sport.