Australian Olympics Committee Adds Indigenous Voice to Commission

(L-R) Adam Basil, Patrick Johnson, and Joshua Roberts of Australia during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on Aug. 27, 2004. Andy Lyons/Getty Images

The Australian Olympic Committee has rewritten its constitution to ensure at least one permanent Indigenous voice on its Athletes Commission.

AOC president John Coates says their commitment to reconciliation gained significant momentum since the Constitution was amended in 2015 to recognise the heritage, culture and history of Australia’s first peoples and give practical support to Indigenous reconciliation through sport.