Australia NewsHow Sydney Won the 2000 Olympic BidSavePrintJohn Coates, the leader of the IOC's coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 5, 2018.Koji Sasahara/File/AP PhotoAAP9/6/2020|Updated: 9/7/2020Bribes? Not so, says Australia’s lord of the Olympic rings.John Coates prefers the term “around the edges.”Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected Articles‘Dam Has Burst’ for Pro-Palestinian Support Across AustraliaAug 24, 2025Nationals Vow to Take Nuclear Policy to Next ElectionAug 23, 2025A Whale of a Time: Record Sightings at Season’s StartAug 23, 2025Childcare Reforms Count on Tech Too Much to Stop Abuse, Commissioner SaysAug 23, 2025Related TopicsOlympic GamesSydneyGreg Norman