(1976), Administration Director at the Moscow Games (1980), Deputy Chef de mission at the Los Angeles Games (1984), and Chef de mission at the Seoul (1988), Barcelona (1992), Atlanta (1996), Sydney (2000), Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008) Games. Current positions include: Member of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) since 1981, having been Vice-President (1985–1990) then President (1990–2022) Member International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2001 and an elected member of the Executive Board from 2009 to 2013, Vice-President from 2013 to 2017 Member, IOC Rio Coordination Commission and Chairman, IOC Tokyo 2020 Coordination and Legal Affairs Commissions IOC Delegate for Broadcast Rights negotiations in Oceania Chairman of the Australian Olympic Foundation from 1996 Member (1994) and then Vice-President from 1995 and then President from 2010 of the Council of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Member of Sydney Olympic Park Authority since 2005 Other official positions previously held include: a Director (1985) and then Deputy Chairman (1986–1989) of the Australian Institute of Sport and as member (1987–1989) and then Deputy Chairman (1989–1998) of the Australian Sports Commission Senior Vice-President of the Organising Committee of the Sydney Olympic Games (SOCOG) from 1993 to 2000 and Chairman of SOCOG Sports Commission (1996–2000) Council Member of the International Rowing Federation (FISA) from 1992 to 2014 In 2016 it was reported that Coates was paid a salary of A$689,634 in 2015 as Executive Chairman of the Australian Olympic Committee and that he had collected A$7.05 million in consulting fees and allowances between 2000 and 2016. Olympic bids He has been a part of a number of Olympic bids including the Brisbane 1992 Olympic Games Bid, Melbourne Olympic Games Bid Strategy Committee, and the 1991-1993 Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid Limited. Coates was Vice President of the Sydney Olympic Bid Committee. He played a key role in bringing the 2000 Olympics to Australia and in its delivery. Prior to the Sydney 2000 Olympics, Coates offered African countries scholarships allowing their athletes to train in Adelaide in the lead up to the Sydney Games. 400 athletes from 11 African nations took part in the special Olympic Training Camp. Under the program the visiting teams received all meals, accommodation, training facilities, local transport, and access to sports medicine experts. In total, the Program provided $2 million to support the development of African athletes and coaches who participated in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The bulk of that amount