Australia will be in the spotlight of the international sports world during the next week when the annual SportAccord Convention is held in Gold Coast, Queensland.

Australian Olympic Committee President and IOC member John Coates talks to ATR Editor Ed Hula about the importance of the meeting for possible bid from Queensland for the 2032 Summer Olympics. Coates also covers the visit of IOC president Thomas Bach as well as preparations for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

ATRadio 05-16-2019 with Masa Takaya from Tokyo 2020

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