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”.
I’ve had a front-row seat to greatness and madness in my time as the Herald’s chief sports writer.
The long-serving Olympics official ends his tenure this month.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The long-time Olympic powerbroker makes no apologies for his outsized role in shaping Brisbane’s 2032 Games,no matter the recent controversy.
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.
An Australian-born businessman with a colourful past says the “Enhanced Games” are just his latest attempt to fight corruption and evil.