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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, left, chats with Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori during a joint press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

IOC confident 2020 Tokyo Games will not be tainted by doping

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

IOC, Tokyo organizers aim to cut costs for the 2020 Olympics

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates answers questions from a journalist during an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IOC VP: Tokyo 2020 will attract youth, offer gender equality

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, right, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori, center, shake hands prior to the IOC Coordination Commission opening plenary for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IOC’s Coates stresses cost cuts during Tokyo visit

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

AOC media official Tancred guilty of “disreputable conduct”

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Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates comments on his re-election during the AOC's annual general meeting in Sydney, Saturday, May 6, 2017. Coates will serve another four-year term as president of the Australian Olympic Committee after beating former field hockey gold medalist Danni Roche by a landslide in an election. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Coates coasts to win in Australian Olympic Committee vote

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, IOC Vice President John Coates delivers a speech during the closing plenary session of the IOC Debriefing of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, in Tokyo. An increasingly bitter Olympic election in Australia has intensified with Coates describing the campaign against him as malicious and designed to damage him personally. Coates is facing his first challenge as president of the Australian Olympic Committee in 27 years, with 1996 Olympic field hockey gold medalist Danni Roche running against him in a May 6, 2017 ballot. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

IOC VP Coates confident ahead of Australian Olympic vote

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, IOC Vice President John Coates delivers a speech during the closing plenary session of the IOC Debriefing of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, in Tokyo. An increasingly bitter Olympic election in Australia has intensified with Coates describing the campaign against him as malicious and designed to damage him personally. Coates is facing his first challenge as president of the Australian Olympic Committee in 27 years, with 1996 Olympic field hockey gold medalist Danni Roche running against him in a May 6, 2017 ballot. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

John Coates’ IOC vice presidency on line in Australian vote

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, IOC Vice President John Coates delivers a speech during the closing plenary session of the IOC Debriefing of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, in Tokyo. An increasingly bitter Olympic election in Australia has intensified with Coates describing the campaign against him as malicious and designed to damage him personally. Coates is facing his first challenge as president of the Australian Olympic Committee in 27 years, with 1996 Olympic field hockey gold medalist Danni Roche running against him in a May 6, 2017 ballot. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Australian Olympic chief says campaign is malicious

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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2016 file photo, International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates speaks during a joint press conference of the IOC coordination commission in Tokyo. Coates will have his leadership of Australia's Olympic movement challenged for the first time in decades after 1996 field hockey gold medalist Danni Roche got backing to run against him in May elections. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Gold medalist Roche to challenge IOC VP Coates in elections

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IOC vice president backtracks on Rio criticism

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 3, 2014 file photo, International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates delivers a speech during an IOC-Tokyo 2020 1st Project Review session in Tokyo in Tokyo. International Olympic Committee Vice President Coates has slammed Rio's preparations for the 2016 Olympics, saying they are &quot;the worst I have experienced.&quot; (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

IOC vice president says Rio preps are “worst” ever

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates attends the IOC/ TOKYO 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo, Friday, April 4, 2014. Coates and other IOC officials are in Tokyo for a two-day IOC-Tokyo 2020 First Project Review. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IOC commission surveys Tokyo 2020 Olympic plans

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press