AOC puts memories of Covid-affected Tokyo games in the pastChef de mission Anna Meares asks athletes to be open and genuine
French connections and youth culture have highlighted a flamboyant ceremony in Sydney as the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) marked one year until the 2024 Paris Olympics.
An array of croissants, macarons and beret-donning hospitality staff helped Australia’s Olympic movement formally put the memories of the spectator-less, pandemic-afflicted Tokyo 2020 Games – held in 2021 – in the past, and focus attention on the Paris showpiece.
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