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IOC refuse to condemn vice-president John Coates after he demanded Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk attend Tokyo 2020's opening ceremony despite her coronavirus concerns
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The International Olympic Committee have refused to condemn top official John Coates after he ordered Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony in a thoroughly uncomfortable public exchange.
Coates, 71, an IOC executive and president of the Australian Olympic Committee, demanded that a reluctant Palaszczuk head to the Olympic Stadium on Friday in an unedifying filmed episode that had to be seen to be believed.
The stunning exchange came in a press conference for Australian journalists in the wake of the decision to give Brisbane the 2032 Olympics.
The IOC has not condemned official John Coates (left) after he demanded
