Lord Mayor says Victoria Park must be considered in Olympic venue review

Lord Mayor says Victoria Park must be considered in Olympic venue review

Adrian Schrinner wants the incoming LNP government to put all Olympic stadium options up for review,including a rebuild of the Gabba he believes “won’t stack up”.

  • byCameron Atfield

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Super Bowl’s over,baby. My final column

Super Bowl’s over,baby. My final column

I’ve had a front-row seat to greatness and madness in my time as the Herald’s chief sports writer.

  • byAndrew Webster
‘The Games weren’t going to happen’:Coates on terror threats,gender wars and IOC politics
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‘The Games weren’t going to happen’:Coates on terror threats,gender wars and IOC politics

The long-serving Olympics official ends his tenure this month.

  • byAndrew Webster
Trump,China and doping:Could USA’s power play cost them Olympic hosting rights?
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Trump,China and doping:Could USA’s power play cost them Olympic hosting rights?

The near-Orwellian powers of a US anti-doping act and subsequent protective action by the IOC threaten to disrupt the 2028 and 2034 Games in LA and Salt Lake City.

  • byRoy Masters
With Coates clause,Olympic supremos build influence on Brisbane 2032

With Coates clause,Olympic supremos build influence on Brisbane 2032

Olympic powerbroker John Coates has been joined as a vice president of the Brisbane organising committee by AOC president Ian Chesterman under new Queensland law.

  • byChris Barrett
John Coates has change of heart,agrees to inquiry appearance

John Coates has change of heart,agrees to inquiry appearance

Australian Olympic supremo John Coates has been listed to appear before a Senate inquiry into Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games preparations,after previously declining an offer to provide evidence at Wednesday’s hearing.

  • byCameron Atfield
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Olympic powerbroker needs to front Senate inquiry

Olympic powerbroker needs to front Senate inquiry

Other than the premier,nobody has shouldered the responsibility for the state government’s bizarre decision to host the Olympic Games at a school athletics carnival venue more than John Coates.

  • byCameron Atfield
Olympics supremo John Coates refuses to appear at Brisbane 2032 Senate inquiry

Olympics supremo John Coates refuses to appear at Brisbane 2032 Senate inquiry

The architect of the state government’s plan to use QSAC as Brisbane’s main Olympic stadium has refused an invitation to appear before a Senate inquiry to explain his stance.

  • byCameron Atfield
‘Half-arsed Olympics’:Has John Coates lost his magic touch?

‘Half-arsed Olympics’:Has John Coates lost his magic touch?

The long-time Olympic powerbroker makes no apologies for his outsized role in shaping Brisbane’s 2032 Games,no matter the recent controversy.

  • byChris Barrett
IOC not considering Russia-style sanctions for Israel over Gaza conflict

IOC not considering Russia-style sanctions for Israel over Gaza conflict

International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates says the war in Gaza does not warrant the same Olympic sanctions for Israel as those imposed on Russia after it invaded Ukraine.

  • byIain Payten
Boss of ‘doping Olympics’ on a crusade against evil

Boss of ‘doping Olympics’ on a crusade against evil

An Australian-born businessman with a colourful past says the “Enhanced Games” are just his latest attempt to fight corruption and evil.

  • byNoel Towell andKishor Napier-Raman